# Sherganj Village, Radhanpur, Patan (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Radhanpur, Patan 

# Sherganj

Sherganj is a village in Radhanpur sub-district of Patan district, Gujarat, PIN code **385340**. The 2011 Census counted **1,564 people in 301 households**, the 34th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 1,564people (2011)
- 301households
- 62.5%literacy
- 385340PIN code

## Sherganj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sherganj is 385340.** Sherganj falls in Radhanpur sub-district, Patan district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385340
- Gram panchayatSherganj
- Community development blockRadhanpur
- Census village code508694

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sherganj from nearby towns?

- Radhanpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Patan (district HQ)76 km by road
- Radhanpur (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 Sherganj?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Sherganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Radhanpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Radhanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Radhanpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Sherganj known for?

The main crops are **cotton, pearlmillet/bajra and castor**. About 80% of the 916 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Sherganj

Of every 100 households in Sherganj in 2011, 70 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sherganj · ■ Radhanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**76%

Tap water ****95%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**94%

Use banking services ****52%**

**39%

Television ****27%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****55%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Sherganj?

■ Sherganj · ■ Radhanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****782**

**936

Working population ****29.8%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 49.7% for women. 54% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 187 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (29%) · **■** Other work 135 (29%) · **■** Marginal 10 (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 Radhanpur

- Vadnagar1,778 people
- Nani Pipli1,773 people
- Agichana1,649 people
- Alhabad1,570 people
- Pedashpura1,538 people
- Chhaniathal1,518 people
- Jetalpura1,380 people
- Najupura1,356 people

[All 56 villages in Radhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/patan/radhanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sherganj?385340
- How far is Sherganj from Patan?76 km by road
- What is the population of Sherganj?1,564 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherganj in?Patan district (Radhanpur sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Sherganj?62.5% (Census 2011)
