# Sherpur Village, Bakhtiarpur, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/bakhtiarpur/sherpur/ Village · Bakhtiarpur, Patna # Sherpur Sherpur is a village in Bakhtiarpur sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,478 people in 223 households**, the 39th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%. - 1,478people (2011) - 223households - 91.4%literacy - 838females per 1,000 males ## Sherpur PIN code and other codes Sherpur falls in Bakhtiarpur sub-district, Patna district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatHedaiatpur Saidpur - Community development blockBakhtiarpur - Census village code246323 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? - Bakhtiarpur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Patna (district HQ)38 km by road - Bakhtiarpur (nearest town)9 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? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sherpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bakhtiarpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bakhtiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bakhtiarpur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 8 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 85% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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, 80 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Sherpur · ■ Bakhtiarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **24% Toilet within the home ****61%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **70% Tap water ****3%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **92% Use banking services ****70%** **42% Television ****65%** **19% Mobile phone ****81%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **32% Own their home ****99%** **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 · ■ Bakhtiarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.4%** **57.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****838** **878 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832** **899 Working population ****33.4%** **29.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.1% for men and 85.9% for women. 41% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 80 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 195 (40%) · **■** Household industry 32 (6%) · **■** Other work 115 (23%) · **■** Marginal 71 (14%) 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 Bakhtiarpur - Lakhipur1,884 people - Mirdaha Chak1,766 people - Mirdaha Chak1,762 people - Goiaspur1,480 people - Saraia1,391 people - Bazidpur1,369 people - Bahadurpur1,332 people - Rampur1,214 people [All 58 villages in Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/bakhtiarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sherpur from Patna?38 km by road - What is the population of Sherpur?1,478 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sherpur in?Patna district (Bakhtiarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?91.4% (Census 2011)