# Sherpur Kalan Village, Jagraon, Ludhiana – PIN Code, Distance, Map & Facilities

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Village · Jagraon tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Sherpur Kalan

Sherpur Kalan is a village in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **142036**. It is 5 km by road from Jagraon and 42 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **5,471 people in 1,077 households**, the 9th largest of 139 villages in the tehsil.

- 5,471people (2011)
- 1,077households
- 72.5%literacy
- 142036PIN code

## Sherpur Kalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sherpur Kalan is 142036.** Sherpur Kalan falls in Jagraon tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code142036
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeNNKR · Nanaksar
- Census village code033876
- Gram panchayatSherpur Kalan

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

STD code: Wikidata. Station code: OpenStreetMap. RTO: district code.

## How to reach Sherpur Kalan?

Nearest railway station: **Nanaksar**, 5.3 km in a straight line. Transport facts below are from the Census village directory.

- ○Bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○National highway10+ km
- ●Pucca roadIn village
- Nearest stationNanaksar (NNKR) · 5.3 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 48 km

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract 2026-10-28](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## How far is Sherpur Kalan from nearby cities?

- Jagraon (tehsil HQ)5 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)42 km by road
- ○Chandigarh129 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar55 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar102 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi300 km straight-line

Road distances: Census village directory. Straight-line distances from coordinates (OpenStreetMap / GeoNames).

## Nearest hospital, school, bank and more to Sherpur Kalan

The closest named places mapped around Sherpur Kalan, with straight-line distance from the village centre.

- HospitalDhaliwal Hospital · 3.5 km
- Clinic / doctorJanta Clinic · 3.6 km
- SchoolGovernment School · 2.7 km
- College / universityOptimum Institute · 4.9 km
- BankShriram Finance Limited · 4.2 km
- ATMAxis Bank ATM · 4.9 km
- Post officeHead Post Office · 6.1 km
- Police stationCity Police Station · 4.6 km
- PharmacyMittal Medical Hall · 6.2 km
- Fuel stationBharat Petroleum · 2.5 km
- MarketOld Grain Market · 5.7 km
- GurdwaraNanaksar · 5.6 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract 2026-10-28](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright); [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

Mapped places only; a closer facility may exist but not be mapped yet.

## What is the population of Sherpur Kalan?

5,471 residents — 2,869 male, 2,602 female — in 1,077 households, about 5.1 per household.

■ Sherpur Kalan · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**859

Working population ****47.6%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 545 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,032 (40%) · **■** Household industry 78 (3%) · **■** Other work 696 (27%) · **■** Marginal 251 (10%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/6232).

## What facilities are there in Sherpur Kalan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government, 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 government, 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 government, 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Self-help groupIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Daily newspaper supplyIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village
- ●Birth & death registration officeIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jagraon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Moga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

Surveyed for reference year 2009; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sherpur Kalan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and potato**. About 90% of the land is sown and 935 hectares are irrigated, 66% by tube wells.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Women and men in Sherpur Kalan

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 66.9% for women — a gap of 10.8 points. 60% of men and 34% of women work.

Literacy — men ****77.7%**

Literacy — women ****66.9%**

Working — men ****60%**

Working — women ****34%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/6232).

## Schools and health care in Sherpur Kalan

### Schools in the village

- ●Pre-primary school1 private
- ●Primary school1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle school1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary school1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary school1 govt

### Health care in the village

- ●Dispensary1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics
- ●Veterinary hospital1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics
- ●Family welfare centre1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics
- Private clinics (MBBS doctors)1
- Medicine shops2

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Roads, transport and connectivity in Sherpur Kalan

- Roads in the villageBlack-topped (pucca) road, All-weather road, Footpath
- Local transportTaxis, Vans, Tractors, Cycle rickshaws, E-rickshaws, Animal carts
- ConnectivityLandline phones, Mobile coverage, Daily newspaper

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Sanitation and drainage in Sherpur Kalan

- ●Drainageclosed drains, open drains
- ●Total Sanitation Campaign areaYes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Land, irrigation and power in Sherpur Kalan

### Land use (hectares)

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**■** Net sown 935 (90%) · **■** Non-farm use 104 (10%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

****

**■** Tube wells / wells 615 (66%) · **■** Canals 320 (34%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes10 h summer · 11 h winter
- Power for farms8 h summer · 9 h winter
- Power for shops12 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## How Sherpur Kalan ranks

- Population in Jagraon tehsil9th of 139
- Population in Ludhiana district26th of 885
- Literacy in Jagraon tehsil94th of 139
- Women's literacy in Jagraon tehsil95th of 139

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Weather in Sherpur Kalan and best time to visit

The most comfortable months are **October to March**, when average temperatures are 12–27 °C and rain is light. May and June are very hot; most rain falls in July and August.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Villages near Sherpur Kalan

- Sherpur Khurd · 2.0 km · 1,612 people
- Swaddi Khurd · 2.1 km · 1,136 people
- Tapar Harnian · 2.4 km · 231 people
- Bodalwala · 2.9 km · 1,500 people
- Ramgarh · 3.7 km · 2,957 people
- Sheikh Daulat · 3.8 km · 1,663 people

[All 139 villages in Jagraon tehsil](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/ludhiana/jagraon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sherpur Kalan?142036
- Which district is Sherpur Kalan in?Ludhiana district (Jagraon tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Sherpur Kalan?Nanaksar (NNKR), about 5.3 km away
- How far is Sherpur Kalan from Ludhiana?42 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Sherpur Kalan?Dhaliwal Hospital, about 3.5 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Sherpur Kalan?5,471 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Sherpur Kalan?wheat, paddy and potato