# Sherpur Village, Akbarpur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Akbarpur, Nawada 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Akbarpur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,636 people in 241 households**, the 53rd largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 1,636people (2011)
- 241households
- 69.8%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Sherpur PIN code and other codes

Sherpur falls in Akbarpur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockAkbarpur
- Census village code257957

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?

- Akbarpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)22 km by road
- Nawada (nearest town)22 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

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 37% of the 148 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**38%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****43%**

**32%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1082**

**950

Working population ****35.9%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 60.2% for women. 49% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 187 (32%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (3%) · **■** Marginal 331 (56%)

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 Akbarpur

- Khaira Buzurg1,744 people
- Aswan1,726 people
- Pakari1,660 people
- Bhumai1,652 people
- Ratanpur1,621 people
- Madaini1,573 people
- Dhandhari1,529 people
- Indaul1,513 people

[All 157 villages in Akbarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/akbarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sherpur from Nawada?22 km by road
- What is the population of Sherpur?1,636 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Nawada district (Akbarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?69.8% (Census 2011)