# Sherpura Village, Deesa, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/deesa/sherpura/ Village · Deesa, Banas Kantha # Sherpura Sherpura is a village in Deesa sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385535**. The 2011 Census counted **4,397 people in 786 households**, the 28th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 4,397people (2011) - 786households - 71.9%literacy - 385535PIN code ## Sherpura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sherpura is 385535.** Sherpura falls in Deesa sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code385535 - Gram panchayatSherpura - Community development blockDeesa - Census village code508280 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sherpura from nearby towns? - Deesa (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ)40 km by road - Deesa (nearest town)13 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 Sherpura? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Sherpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Deesa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deesa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Sherpura known for? The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, castor and wheat**. About 84% of the 592 hectares of village land is sown, and 400 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 Sherpura Of every 100 households in Sherpura in 2011, 88 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Sherpura · ■ Deesa rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **65% Toilet within the home ****36%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **85% Tap water ****83%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **91% Use banking services ****80%** **54% Television ****36%** **19% Mobile phone ****75%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****28%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **4% None of these assets ****13%** **29% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Sherpura? ■ Sherpura · ■ Deesa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845** **883 Working population ****32.7%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.6% for men and 59.7% for women. 51% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 823 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 270 (19%) · **■** Other work 296 (21%) · **■** Marginal 51 (4%) 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 Deesa - Nesda Juna4,741 people - Vasna4,644 people - Peplu4,617 people - Bhoyan4,537 people - Akhol Nani4,382 people - Rasana Mota4,295 people - Ghana4,284 people - Nandla4,201 people [All 148 villages in Deesa](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/deesa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sherpura?385535 - How far is Sherpura from Palanpur?40 km by road - What is the population of Sherpura?4,397 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sherpura in?Banas Kantha district (Deesa sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Sherpura?71.9% (Census 2011)