# Sherpur Marsari Village, Sarairanjan, Samastipur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/sarairanjan/sherpur-marsari/ Village · Sarairanjan, Samastipur # Sherpur Marsari Sherpur Marsari is a village in Sarairanjan sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,003 people in 417 households**, the 34th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 2,003people (2011) - 417households - 65.1%literacy - 899females per 1,000 males ## Sherpur Marsari PIN code and other codes Sherpur Marsari falls in Sarairanjan sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSararanjan-East - Community development blockSarairanjan - Census village code236930 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sherpur Marsari from nearby towns? - Sarairanjan (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)12 km by road - Samastipur (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 Marsari? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Sherpur Marsari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarairanjan - ○Degree college10+ km · Samastipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Marsari known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Marsari Of every 100 households in Sherpur Marsari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sherpur Marsari · ■ Sarairanjan rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **12% Toilet within the home ****14%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **81% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****46%** **45% Television ****10%** **10% Mobile phone ****68%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **22% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Marsari? ■ Sherpur Marsari · ■ Sarairanjan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **936 Working population ****33.3%** **29.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.7% for men and 55.4% for women. 52% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 190 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 437 (66%) · **■** Other work 36 (5%) · **■** 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 Sarairanjan - Ramchandarpur3,036 people - Bhojpur Urf Sudamapur2,898 people - Jan Mahamadpur2,187 people - Gaupur2,123 people - Bishunpur Manika1,936 people - Soapakar1,864 people - Manika Buzurg1,724 people - Khajuri1,717 people [All 61 villages in Sarairanjan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/sarairanjan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sherpur Marsari from Samastipur?12 km by road - What is the population of Sherpur Marsari?2,003 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sherpur Marsari in?Samastipur district (Sarairanjan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sherpur Marsari?65.1% (Census 2011)