# Sherpur Khurd Village, Alot, Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ratlam/alot/sherpur-khurd/ Village · Alot, Ratlam # Sherpur Khurd Sherpur Khurd is a village in Alot sub-district of Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,614 people in 346 households**, the 12th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%. - 1,614people (2011) - 346households - 61.9%literacy - 933females per 1,000 males ## Sherpur Khurd PIN code and other codes Sherpur Khurd falls in Alot sub-district, Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockAlot - Census village code470274 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sherpur Khurd from nearby towns? - Alot (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Ratlam (district HQ)80 km by road - Alot (nearest town)9 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 Khurd? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sherpur Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Alot - ○Degree college5–10 km · Alot - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratlam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Khurd known for? About 80% of the 431 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Khurd Of every 100 households in Sherpur Khurd in 2011, 83 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sherpur Khurd · ■ Alot rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **62% Toilet within the home ****3%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **94% Tap water ****54%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **2% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **98% Use banking services ****41%** **44% Television ****22%** **12% Mobile phone ****42%** **40% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **40% 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 Sherpur Khurd? ■ Sherpur Khurd · ■ Alot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%** **58.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****669** **946 Working population ****54.0%** **54.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 44.6% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 297 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (17%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (2%) · **■** Marginal 396 (45%) 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 Alot - Bhoja Khedi1,795 people - Bhim1,744 people - Rinchha1,683 people - Pipalya Sisodiya1,649 people - Pipalya Pitha1,588 people - Bardiya1,586 people - Dabdiya1,497 people - Joyan1,470 people [All 110 villages in Alot](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ratlam/alot/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sherpur Khurd from Ratlam?80 km by road - What is the population of Sherpur Khurd?1,614 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sherpur Khurd in?Ratlam district (Alot sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sherpur Khurd?61.9% (Census 2011)