# Sherpur Village, Noorsarai, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Noorsarai, Nalanda 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Noorsarai sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,380 people in 235 households**, the 43rd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.4%.

- 1,380people (2011)
- 235households
- 74.4%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Sherpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatRasalpur
- Community development blockNoorsarai
- Census village code244667

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?

- Noorsarai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)20 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)20 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Noorsarai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Noorsarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 7 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 90% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 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, 6 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Noorsarai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**39%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**92%

Use banking services ****39%**

**47%

Television ****14%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Noorsarai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**64.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**932

Working population ****49.9%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 70.5% for women. 53% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 228 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 296 (43%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (4%) · **■** Marginal 132 (19%)

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 Noorsarai

- Ratanpur1,642 people
- Nari1,577 people
- Jamnapur1,516 people
- Belsar1,449 people
- Kakhra1,362 people
- Lohri1,279 people
- Budhaul1,172 people
- Bhakhri1,168 people

[All 62 villages in Noorsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/noorsarai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sherpur from Biharsharif?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sherpur?1,380 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Nalanda district (Noorsarai sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?74.4% (Census 2011)