# Sherpur Village, Asthawan, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Asthawan, Nalanda 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Asthawan sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,925 people in 263 households**, the 31st largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 1,925people (2011)
- 263households
- 74.0%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Sherpur PIN code and other codes

Sherpur falls in Asthawan sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMohammadpur
- Community development blockAsthawan
- Census village code244502

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sherpur from nearby towns?

- Asthawan (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)8 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sherpur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sherpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mohammadpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sherpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sherpur

Of every 100 households in Sherpur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Asthawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****70%**

**46%

Television ****11%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sherpur?

■ Sherpur · ■ Asthawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1139**

**946

Working population ****35.2%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 56.9% for women. 47% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 165 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 416 (61%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 87 (13%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Asthawan

- Chakdhi2,331 people
- Lakhnu Bigha2,324 people
- Benar2,070 people
- Chistipur1,945 people
- Pachetan1,921 people
- Sadarpur1,866 people
- Bahadurpur1,822 people
- Pasaurha1,624 people

[All 59 villages in Asthawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/asthawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sherpur from Biharsharif?8 km by road
- What is the population of Sherpur?1,925 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Nalanda district (Asthawan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?74.0% (Census 2011)