# Sherpur Village, Mokameh, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/mokameh/sherpur/ Village · Mokameh, Patna # Sherpur Sherpur is a village in Mokameh sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,279 people in 337 households**, the 17th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%. - 2,279people (2011) - 337households - 76.1%literacy - 838females per 1,000 males ## Sherpur PIN code and other codes Sherpur falls in Mokameh sub-district, Patna district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMalpur - Community development blockMokameh - Census village code246557 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? - Mokameh (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Patna (district HQ)90 km by road - Mokameh (nearest town)12 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sherpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary school5–10 km · Jalalpur Nauranga - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jalalpur Nauranga - ○Degree college5–10 km · Barahiya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 2 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 67% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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, 63 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sherpur · ■ Mokameh rural average Electricity for lighting ****63%** **49% Toilet within the home ****50%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **57% Tap water ****1%** **9% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **87% Use banking services ****55%** **56% Television ****40%** **29% Mobile phone ****84%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **27% 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 · ■ Mokameh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%** **61.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****838** **874 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825** **900 Working population ****29.2%** **32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 68.8% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 289 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (39%) · **■** Other work 111 (17%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 Mokameh - Rampur Dumra3,936 people - Diara Maranchi Urf Kasaha3,636 people - Pachmahla2,933 people - Sultanpur2,509 people - Badpur1,860 people - Mokameh Khas1,735 people - Jazira Dumra1,329 people - Jazira Mokama681 people [All 31 villages in Mokameh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/mokameh/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sherpur from Patna?90 km by road - What is the population of Sherpur?2,279 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sherpur in?Patna district (Mokameh sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?76.1% (Census 2011)