# Sherpur Village, Daraundha, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Daraundha, Siwan 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Daraundha sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,373 people in 196 households**, the 41st largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,373people (2011)
- 196households
- 75.9%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Sherpur PIN code and other codes

Sherpur falls in Daraundha sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPakavlia
- Community development blockDaraundha
- Census village code232707

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?

- Daraundha (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)22 km by road
- Maharajganj (nearest town)6 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

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 86% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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, 2 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Daraundha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**83%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****68%**

**78%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**11%

Own their home ****93%**

**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?

■ Sherpur · ■ Daraundha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**934

Working population ****32.8%**

**25.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 61.5% for women. 36% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 425 (94%)

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 Daraundha

- Dhebar1,596 people
- Kamsara1,511 people
- Machhauti1,474 people
- Machhauta1,415 people
- Madari Chak1,364 people
- Pirarthu Kalan1,352 people
- Baldih1,343 people
- Rajapur1,318 people

[All 82 villages in Daraundha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/daraundha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sherpur from Siwan?22 km by road
- What is the population of Sherpur?1,373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Siwan district (Daraundha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?75.9% (Census 2011)