# Sherpur Buzurg Village, Tal, Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Tal, Ratlam 

# Sherpur Buzurg

Sherpur Buzurg is a village in Tal sub-district of Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **284 people in 65 households**, the 75th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%.

- 284people (2011)
- 65households
- 58.8%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Sherpur Buzurg PIN code and other codes

Sherpur Buzurg falls in Tal sub-district, Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAlot
- Census village code470337

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

## How far is Sherpur Buzurg from nearby towns?

- Tal (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Ratlam (district HQ)90 km by road
- Tal (nearest town)29 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 Buzurg?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahidpur Road
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nagada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratlam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Buzurg known for?

About 89% of the 215 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Buzurg

Of every 100 households in Sherpur Buzurg in 2011, 41 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sherpur Buzurg · ■ Tal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

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

**4%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**49%

Television ****13%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****53%**

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Buzurg?

■ Sherpur Buzurg · ■ Tal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**61.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**919

Working population ****54.9%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 44.6% for women. 61% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 21 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (12%) · **■** Marginal 104 (67%)

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 Tal

- Gaddu Khedi351 people
- Chapala Khedi322 people
- Karondi No.1317 people
- Khejadiya Sondhiyan288 people
- Khejadiya Gujran271 people
- Charan Khedi264 people
- Nimsawadi254 people
- Nimsawadi253 people

[All 87 villages in Tal](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ratlam/tal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sherpur Buzurg from Ratlam?90 km by road
- What is the population of Sherpur Buzurg?284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur Buzurg in?Ratlam district (Tal sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur Buzurg?58.8% (Census 2011)