# Sherpur Village, Jalandhar - I, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-i/sherpur/ Village · Jalandhar - I, Jalandhar # Sherpur Sherpur is a village in Jalandhar - I sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144025**. The 2011 Census counted **1,273 people in 258 households**, the 54th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 1,273people (2011) - 258households - 77.9%literacy - 144025PIN code ## Sherpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sherpur is 144025.** Sherpur falls in Jalandhar - I sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144025 - Gram panchayatSherpur - Community development blockJalandhar - Census village code030343 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? - Jalandhar - I (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)9 km by road - Jalandhar (nearest town)3 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Dhada - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jalandhar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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, sugarcane and potato**. About 78% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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, 97 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Sherpur · ■ Jalandhar - I rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****78%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **24% Tap water ****88%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **86% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **58% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **38% Use banking services ****22%** **80% Television ****72%** **88% Mobile phone ****51%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **4% Two-wheeler ****27%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **12% None of these assets ****4%** **2% Own their home ****93%** **91% 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 · ■ Jalandhar - I rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1127** **893 Working population ****32.4%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 73.8% for women. 57% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 35 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 300 (73%) · **■** Marginal 63 (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 Jalandhar - I - Kishangarh1,331 people - Udesian1,327 people - Salempur Masandan1,313 people - Ucha1,305 people - Bhojowal1,266 people - Kupur1,260 people - Diwali1,244 people - Isharwal1,227 people [All 138 villages in Jalandhar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-i/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sherpur?144025 - How far is Sherpur from Jalandhar?9 km by road - What is the population of Sherpur?1,273 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sherpur in?Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?77.9% (Census 2011)