# Sherpur Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/dalhousie/sherpur/ Village · Dalhousie, Chamba # Sherpur Sherpur is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176303**. The 2011 Census counted **781 people in 156 households**, the 8th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 781people (2011) - 156households - 81.8%literacy - 176303PIN code ## Sherpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sherpur is 176303.** Sherpur falls in Dalhousie sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176303 - Community development blockBhattiyat - Census village code007438 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? - Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Chamba (district HQ)60 km by road - Dalhousie (nearest town)25 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? 16 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Sherpur known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 30% of the 174 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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, 99 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sherpur · ■ Dalhousie rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****44%** **64% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **36% Tap water ****99%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **63% Use banking services ****92%** **89% Television ****70%** **76% Mobile phone ****59%** **78% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****12%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **10% None of these assets ****16%** **9% Own their home ****94%** **85% 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 · ■ Dalhousie rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****787** **937 Working population ****60.8%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 69.8% for women. 59% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 97 (20%) · **■** Marginal 370 (78%) 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 Dalhousie - Goli1,088 people - Ser1,012 people - Dadra947 people - Maluda799 people - Pukhri775 people - Bhatoli671 people - Bugdhar613 people - Bathri Jarai534 people [All 126 villages in Dalhousie](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/dalhousie/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sherpur?176303 - How far is Sherpur from Chamba?60 km by road - What is the population of Sherpur?781 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sherpur in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?81.8% (Census 2011)