# Sherpur Pain Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/sherpur-pain/ Village · Hiranagar, Kathua # Sherpur Pain Sherpur Pain is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184142**. The 2011 Census counted **388 people in 73 households**, the 107th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 388people (2011) - 73households - 80.2%literacy - 184142PIN code ## Sherpur Pain PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sherpur Pain is 184142.** Sherpur Pain falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code184142 - Gram panchayatLondi - Community development blockHiranagar - Census village code002094 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sherpur Pain from nearby towns? - Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Kathua (district HQ)40 km by road - Hiranagar (nearest town)8 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 Pain? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Sherpur Pain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hiranagar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Hiranagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hiranagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Pain known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 84% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Pain Of every 100 households in Sherpur Pain in 2011, 97 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Sherpur Pain · ■ Hiranagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****36%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **78% Tap water ****71%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **63% Use banking services ****74%** **87% Television ****57%** **70% Mobile phone ****67%** **76% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **4% None of these assets ****20%** **11% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Pain? ■ Sherpur Pain · ■ Hiranagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760** **765 Working population ****29.9%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 69.9% for women. 47% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 29 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 63 (54%) · **■** Marginal 6 (5%) 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 Hiranagar - Bobia409 people - Parkh Wal409 people - Ladwal408 people - Langriyal393 people - Jugial372 people - Kandiyal369 people - Basi Jamwal360 people - Bhagwal356 people [All 203 villages in Hiranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sherpur Pain?184142 - How far is Sherpur Pain from Kathua?40 km by road - What is the population of Sherpur Pain?388 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sherpur Pain in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Sherpur Pain?80.2% (Census 2011)