# Sherpur Chhatwara Village, Mahua, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/mahua/sherpur-chhatwara/ Village · Mahua, Vaishali # Sherpur Chhatwara Sherpur Chhatwara is a village in Mahua sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,287 people in 446 households**, the 42nd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%. - 2,287people (2011) - 446households - 65.0%literacy - 945females per 1,000 males ## Sherpur Chhatwara PIN code and other codes Sherpur Chhatwara falls in Mahua sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSherpur Chhatwara - Community development blockMahua - Census village code235300 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sherpur Chhatwara from nearby towns? - Mahua (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)30 km by road - Hajipur (nearest town)30 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 Chhatwara? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Sherpur Chhatwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singhara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahua - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mahua - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 8 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 Chhatwara known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Chhatwara Of every 100 households in Sherpur Chhatwara in 2011, 3 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sherpur Chhatwara · ■ Mahua rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **5% Toilet within the home ****36%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **74% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **92% Use banking services ****87%** **56% Television ****13%** **13% Mobile phone ****68%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****8%** **14% Own their home ****98%** **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 Chhatwara? ■ Sherpur Chhatwara · ■ Mahua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%** **67.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **895 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795** **898 Working population ****29.4%** **31.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.2% for men and 56.6% for women. 45% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 108 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (11%) · **■** Household industry 27 (4%) · **■** Other work 154 (23%) · **■** Marginal 307 (46%) 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 Mahua - Paharpur2,395 people - Mohammadpur Narangi Urf Abu2,376 people - Lachmi Narayanpur2,349 people - Fatedullah Chak2,310 people - Madhopur Chak Nayamat2,219 people - Chak Kaji Nizam2,194 people - Parmanandpur Buzurg2,152 people - Bharathpur Singhara2,136 people [All 136 villages in Mahua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/mahua/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sherpur Chhatwara from Hajipur?30 km by road - What is the population of Sherpur Chhatwara?2,287 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sherpur Chhatwara in?Vaishali district (Mahua sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sherpur Chhatwara?65.0% (Census 2011)