# Sherpur Jalal Village, Chehra Kalan, Vaishali (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/chehra-kalan/sherpur-jalal/ Village · Chehra Kalan, Vaishali # Sherpur Jalal Sherpur Jalal is a village in Chehra Kalan sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,738 people in 435 households**, the 18th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%. - 2,738people (2011) - 435households - 64.1%literacy - 904females per 1,000 males ## Sherpur Jalal PIN code and other codes Sherpur Jalal falls in Chehra Kalan sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAbabakarpur - Community development blockChehra Kalan - Census village code235047 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sherpur Jalal from nearby towns? - Chehra Kalan (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)32 km by road - Hajipur (nearest town)32 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 Jalal? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Sherpur Jalal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Premraj - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahua - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Chehra Kalan - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)2 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 Jalal known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Jalal Of every 100 households in Sherpur Jalal in 2011, 2 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sherpur Jalal · ■ Chehra Kalan rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **4% Toilet within the home ****16%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **79% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****62%** **52% Television ****15%** **11% Mobile phone ****68%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **14% Own their home ****100%** **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 Jalal? ■ Sherpur Jalal · ■ Chehra Kalan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%** **64.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **908 Working population ****35.7%** **33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.0% for men and 50.9% for women. 46% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 171 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 328 (34%) · **■** Other work 98 (10%) · **■** Marginal 381 (39%) 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 Chehra Kalan - Tal Sihan3,297 people - Shahpur Khurd3,278 people - Mathna Mal Urf Mohammadpur2,881 people - Rasulpur Daud2,819 people - Basti2,492 people - Babbalpur Chhaurahi2,489 people - Chainpur2,136 people - Jalalpur Birbhan2,121 people [All 53 villages in Chehra Kalan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/chehra-kalan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sherpur Jalal from Hajipur?32 km by road - What is the population of Sherpur Jalal?2,738 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sherpur Jalal in?Vaishali district (Chehra Kalan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sherpur Jalal?64.1% (Census 2011)