# Sherwa Village, Chitrangi, Singrauli (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chitrangi, Singrauli 

# Sherwa

Sherwa is a village in Chitrangi sub-district of Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,217 people in 265 households**, the 107th largest of 300 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 1,217people (2011)
- 265households
- 59.1%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Sherwa PIN code and other codes

Sherwa falls in Chitrangi sub-district, Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChitrangi
- Census village code503558

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

## How far is Sherwa from nearby towns?

- Chitrangi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Singrauli (district HQ)86 km by road
- Singrauli (nearest town)86 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 Sherwa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sherwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chitrangi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baidhan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baidhan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Sherwa known for?

The main crops are **maize, tuar and chana**. About 63% of the 508 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Sherwa

Of every 100 households in Sherwa in 2011, 34 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sherwa · ■ Chitrangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****48%**

**35%

Television ****5%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**55%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sherwa?

■ Sherwa · ■ Chitrangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**923

Working population ****48.0%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 46.8% for women. 48% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 193 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (25%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (12%) · **■** Marginal 175 (30%)

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 Chitrangi

- Godawar1,267 people
- Barhati1,259 people
- Kudainiya1,242 people
- Bichhi1,240 people
- Bilauha1,213 people
- Parsohar1,210 people
- Jharkata1,205 people
- Bairihawa1,196 people

[All 305 villages in Chitrangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/singrauli/chitrangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sherwa from Singrauli?86 km by road
- What is the population of Sherwa?1,217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherwa in?Singrauli district (Chitrangi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sherwa?59.1% (Census 2011)