# Sherpura Village, Khilchipur, Rajgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Khilchipur, Rajgarh 

# Sherpura

Sherpura is a village in Khilchipur sub-district of Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **403 people in 99 households**, the 143rd largest of 317 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.0%.

- 403people (2011)
- 99households
- 49.7%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Sherpura PIN code and other codes

Sherpura falls in Khilchipur sub-district, Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhilchipur
- Census village code479132

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

## What facilities are there in Sherpura?

4 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pachore
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pachore
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pachore
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Sherpura known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and makka**. About 42% of the 330 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 Sherpura

Of every 100 households in Sherpura in 2011, 24 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sherpura · ■ Khilchipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**50%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****3%**

**43%

Television ****7%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****43%**

**56%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Khilchipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.7%**

**50.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**945

Working population ****50.6%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.7% for men and 40.0% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (41%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (10%) · **■** Marginal 82 (40%)

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 Khilchipur

- Sedra412 people
- Bhawanipura410 people
- Rughnathpura410 people
- Limboda403 people
- Shivnathpura403 people
- Kandal Khedi397 people
- Rajpura395 people
- Piplya Khawas390 people

[All 335 villages in Khilchipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rajgarh/khilchipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sherpura?403 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpura in?Rajgarh district (Khilchipur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpura?49.7% (Census 2011)