# Sherpura Village, Vadgam, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/vadgam/sherpura-508097/ Village · Vadgam, Banas Kantha # Sherpura Sherpura is a village in Vadgam sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385410**. The 2011 Census counted **1,396 people in 279 households**, the 65th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%. - 1,396people (2011) - 279households - 76.5%literacy - 385410PIN code ## Sherpura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sherpura is 385410.** Sherpura falls in Vadgam sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code385410 - Gram panchayatSherpura - Community development blockVadgam - Census village code508097 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? - Vadgam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ)35 km by road - Palanpur (nearest town)35 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sherpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vadgam - ○Degree college10+ km · Palanpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vadgam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water 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, clusterbean and castor**. About 77% of the 563 hectares of village land is sown, and 278 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, 90 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sherpura · ■ Vadgam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **91% Toilet within the home ****25%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **57% Tap water ****98%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **78% Use banking services ****69%** **64% Television ****20%** **31% Mobile phone ****64%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****31%** **26% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 · ■ Vadgam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%** **77.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858** **913 Working population ****31.4%** **37.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.6% for men and 65.9% for women. 53% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 97 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (44%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 51 (12%) · **■** Marginal 86 (20%) 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 Vadgam - Varnawada1,518 people - Nagana1,470 people - Hasanpur1,445 people - Bharod1,413 people - Bhangrodiya1,356 people - Hatavad1,246 people - Karasanpura1,229 people - Limboi1,225 people [All 109 villages in Vadgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/vadgam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sherpura?385410 - How far is Sherpura from Palanpur?35 km by road - What is the population of Sherpura?1,396 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sherpura in?Banas Kantha district (Vadgam sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Sherpura?76.5% (Census 2011)