# Shernapur Village, Aurangabad, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/aurangabad/shernapur/ Village · Aurangabad, Aurangabad # Shernapur Shernapur is a village in Aurangabad sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,712 people in 305 households**, the 53rd largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 1,712people (2011) - 305households - 75.2%literacy - 715females per 1,000 males ## Shernapur PIN code and other codes Shernapur falls in Aurangabad sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAurangabad - Census village code548865 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shernapur from nearby towns? - Aurangabad (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)10 km by road - Aurangabad (nearest town)10 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 Shernapur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Shernapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Daultabad - ○Degree college10+ km · Auranjabad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aurangabad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Shernapur known for? About 37% of the 837 hectares of village land is sown, and 208 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 Shernapur Of every 100 households in Shernapur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Shernapur · ■ Aurangabad rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **76% Toilet within the home ****24%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **70% Tap water ****85%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **81% Use banking services ****62%** **62% Television ****55%** **45% Mobile phone ****60%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****35%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****28%** **23% Own their home ****86%** **88% 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 Shernapur? ■ Shernapur · ■ Aurangabad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****715** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831** **825 Working population ****45.5%** **47.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 59.9% for women. 47% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 305 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 311 (40%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 144 (18%) · **■** Marginal 14 (2%) 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 Aurangabad - Dhawalapuri1,827 people - Wadkha1,814 people - Mandki1,779 people - Bhikapur1,722 people - Hatmali1,659 people - Bakapur1,655 people - Girnera Tanda1,636 people - Sanjkheda1,628 people [All 185 villages in Aurangabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/aurangabad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shernapur from Aurangabad?10 km by road - What is the population of Shernapur?1,712 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shernapur in?Aurangabad district (Aurangabad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shernapur?75.2% (Census 2011)