# Sherpur Village, Hajipur, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Hajipur, Vaishali 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Hajipur sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **435 people in 96 households**, the 123rd largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 435people (2011)
- 96households
- 64.5%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Sherpur PIN code and other codes

Sherpur falls in Hajipur sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKarnpura
- Community development blockHajipur
- Census village code235705

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?

- Hajipur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Hajipur (district HQ)6 km by road
- Hajipur (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?

4 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hajipur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Hajipur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Haji Pur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 100% of the 16 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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, 6 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Hajipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**35%

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

**63%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**50%

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

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**85%

Use banking services ****70%**

**60%

Television ****16%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****14%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Hajipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**887

Working population ****29.4%**

**27.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 56.8% for women. 49% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (69%) · **■** Other work 34 (27%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Hajipur

- Salemabad493 people
- Bishunpur Ram462 people
- Chak Tula454 people
- Chak Saidpur Rajauli437 people
- Khalaf Bag415 people
- Chak Rasul414 people
- Karimabad414 people
- Bishunpur Patwa413 people

[All 211 villages in Hajipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/hajipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sherpur from Hajipur?6 km by road
- What is the population of Sherpur?435 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Vaishali district (Hajipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?64.5% (Census 2011)