# Sherpur Village, Ajnala, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Ajnala, Amritsar 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Ajnala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143407**. The 2011 Census counted **130 people in 20 households**, the 297th largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 130people (2011)
- 20households
- 24.6%literacy
- 143407PIN code

## Sherpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sherpur is 143407.** Sherpur falls in Ajnala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code143407
- Gram panchayatChhan Ghoga
- Community development blockChogawan
- Census village code037159

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

## How far is Sherpur from nearby towns?

- Ajnala (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Ajnala (nearest town)15 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Jagdev Kurad
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jagdev Kurad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ajnala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ajnala
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Sherpur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 92% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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

Of every 100 households in Sherpur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Ajnala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**91%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**75%

Use banking services ****10%**

**46%

Television ****30%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**41%

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

**7%

None of these assets ****55%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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?

■ Sherpur · ■ Ajnala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****24.6%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**845

Working population ****46.9%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 31.7% for men and 16.7% for women. 49% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (16%) · **■** Marginal 43 (70%)

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 Ajnala

- Bajwa148 people
- Momanpura137 people
- Chak Fateh Khan133 people
- Thikriwala132 people
- Audar125 people
- Bhalot122 people
- Kotli Kazian113 people
- Kotli Aulakh108 people

[All 343 villages in Ajnala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/ajnala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sherpur?143407
- How far is Sherpur from Amritsar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sherpur?130 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Amritsar district (Ajnala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?24.6% (Census 2011)