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

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Village · Harnaut, Nalanda 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Harnaut sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,801 people in 347 households**, the 30th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 1,801people (2011)
- 347households
- 62.5%literacy
- 857females per 1,000 males

## Sherpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatNehusa
- Community development blockHarnaut
- Census village code244216

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?

- Harnaut (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)30 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)30 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tulsi Garh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 92% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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, 9 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Harnaut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**69%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****26%**

**50%

Television ****15%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Harnaut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**938

Working population ****42.6%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 50.6% for women. 50% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 145 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 224 (29%) · **■** Household industry 168 (22%) · **■** Other work 59 (8%) · **■** Marginal 171 (22%)

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 Harnaut

- Bafniwan2,237 people
- Sirsi2,182 people
- Pakar2,063 people
- kharthua1,896 people
- Daili1,749 people
- Berhna1,745 people
- Porai1,736 people
- Phalhanwan1,700 people

[All 81 villages in Harnaut](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/harnaut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sherpur from Biharsharif?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sherpur?1,801 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Nalanda district (Harnaut sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?62.5% (Census 2011)