# Sherpur Village, Joura, Morena (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Joura, Morena 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Joura sub-district of Morena district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **861 people in 164 households**, the 153rd largest of 231 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%.

- 861people (2011)
- 164households
- 68.6%literacy
- 790females per 1,000 males

## Sherpur PIN code and other codes

Sherpur falls in Joura sub-district, Morena district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPahadgarh
- Census village code452327

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?

- Joura (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Morena (district HQ)43 km by road
- Joura (nearest town)16 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?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sherpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Joura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Joura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Morena
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 **bajra, sarsoo and wheat**. About 93% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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, 17 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Joura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****40%**

**26%

Television ****3%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**34%

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?

■ Sherpur · ■ Joura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**66.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****790**

**828

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**838

Working population ****42.4%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 54.6% for women. 53% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 213 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (33%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 23 (6%)

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 Joura

- Bawadi916 people
- Mara901 people
- Jaderu890 people
- Chandpur873 people
- Budhhera852 people
- Modhana Jawahar850 people
- Dhobini827 people
- Nurpur809 people

[All 247 villages in Joura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/morena/joura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sherpur from Morena?43 km by road
- What is the population of Sherpur?861 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Morena district (Joura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?68.6% (Census 2011)