# Sherpur Village, Amloh, Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Amloh, Fatehgarh Sahib 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Amloh sub-district of Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, PIN code **147203**. The 2011 Census counted **235 people in 47 households**, the 96th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 235people (2011)
- 47households
- 75.8%literacy
- 147203PIN code

## Sherpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sherpur is 147203.** Sherpur falls in Amloh sub-district, Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab.

- PIN code147203
- Gram panchayatSherpur
- Community development blockAmloh
- Census village code032815

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?

- Amloh (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Fatehgarh Sahib (district HQ)31 km by road
- Amloh (nearest town)12 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Baraichan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Amloh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi Gobind Garh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 14 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**. About 93% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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, 87 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 79 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Amloh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**14%

Tap water ****11%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**91%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**40%

Use banking services ****85%**

**66%

Television ****83%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****79%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**14%

None of these assets ****6%**

**3%

Own their home ****98%**

**90%

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 · ■ Amloh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**870

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****538**

**849

Working population ****30.2%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 67.6% for women. 55% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 46 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (20%) · **■** Other work 11 (15%)

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 Amloh

- Mianpur342 people
- Kotli302 people
- Shiraj Majra297 people
- Barihman271 people
- Himmatgarh204 people
- Majri Mishri133 people
- Bir Mohammadi55 people
- Nasrali19 people

[All 102 villages in Amloh](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/amloh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sherpur?147203
- How far is Sherpur from Fatehgarh Sahib?31 km by road
- What is the population of Sherpur?235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Fatehgarh Sahib district (Amloh sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?75.8% (Census 2011)