# Sherpur Village, Chapra, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chapra, Saran 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Chapra sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,323 people in 666 households**, the 17th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 4,323people (2011)
- 666households
- 76.0%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Sherpur PIN code and other codes

Sherpur falls in Chapra sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSherpur
- Community development blockChapra
- Census village code233620

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?

- Chapra (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)6 km by road
- Chapra (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?

12 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 · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chhapra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chhapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 7 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 97% of the 261 hectares of village land is sown, and 242 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, 44 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Chapra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**89%

Use banking services ****55%**

**62%

Television ****35%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**16%

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 · ■ Chapra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**912

Working population ****26.7%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 65.0% for women. 43% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (9%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 541 (47%) · **■** Marginal 410 (36%)

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 Chapra

- Kans Diar4,511 people
- Qazipur4,484 people
- Singahi4,474 people
- Tenua4,460 people
- Purbari Telpa3,522 people
- Barhara Mahazi3,455 people
- Musepur3,431 people
- Dumaria3,399 people

[All 109 villages in Chapra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/chapra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sherpur from Chhapra?6 km by road
- What is the population of Sherpur?4,323 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Saran district (Chapra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?76.0% (Census 2011)