# Sherpur Village, Akorhi Gola, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Akorhi Gola, Rohtas 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Akorhi Gola sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar, PIN code **821301**. The 2011 Census counted **754 people in 131 households**, the 47th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 754people (2011)
- 131households
- 80.9%literacy
- 821301PIN code

## Sherpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sherpur is 821301.** Sherpur falls in Akorhi Gola sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- PIN code821301
- Gram panchayatAkorhi
- Community development blockAkorhi Gola
- Census village code252520

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?

- Akorhi Gola (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)28 km by road
- Dehri (nearest town)10 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?

7 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Akorhi Gola
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dalmiya Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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, 51 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Akorhi Gola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**92%

Use banking services ****50%**

**60%

Television ****25%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**17%

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 · ■ Akorhi Gola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**932

Working population ****30.2%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 73.3% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (11%) · **■** Marginal 70 (31%)

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 Akorhi Gola

- Ugra945 people
- Chanda939 people
- Chit Bisawan901 people
- Karup892 people
- Hamiradih716 people
- Tenua Khurd671 people
- Tewari Dih578 people
- Basantpur496 people

[All 56 villages in Akorhi Gola](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/akorhi-gola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sherpur?821301
- How far is Sherpur from Sasaram?28 km by road
- What is the population of Sherpur?754 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Rohtas district (Akorhi Gola sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?80.9% (Census 2011)