# Sherpur Village, Dhuri, Sangrur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/dhuri/sherpur/ Village · Dhuri, Sangrur # Sherpur Sherpur is a village in Dhuri sub-district of Sangrur district, Punjab, PIN code **148025**. The 2011 Census counted **6,983 people in 1,395 households**, the 1st largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%. - 6,983people (2011) - 1,395households - 74.4%literacy - 148025PIN code ## Sherpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sherpur is 148025.** Sherpur falls in Dhuri sub-district, Sangrur district, Punjab. - PIN code148025 - Gram panchayatSherpur 0018 - Community development blockSherpur - Census village code039589 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? - Dhuri (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Sangrur (district HQ)37 km by road - Dhuri (nearest town)20 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? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Sherpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhuri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhuri - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 16 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 and rice**. Products made here include atta and gur. About 85% of the 1,019 hectares of village land is sown, and 870 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, 87 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 18 a car. ■ Sherpur · ■ Dhuri rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****87%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **16% Tap water ****35%** **40% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%** **56% Use banking services ****74%** **65% Television ****81%** **76% Mobile phone ****67%** **65% Computer with internet ****8%** **2% Two-wheeler ****54%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****18%** **12% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **97% 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 · ■ Dhuri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%** **69.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884** **817 Working population ****41.5%** **37.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 68.4% for women. 60% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 542 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (2%) · **■** Household industry 147 (5%) · **■** Other work 1,171 (40%) · **■** Marginal 981 (34%) 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 Dhuri - Balian5,935 people - Ghanauri Kalan5,799 people - Kanjla5,109 people - Benra4,704 people [All 97 villages in Dhuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/dhuri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sherpur?148025 - How far is Sherpur from Sangrur?37 km by road - What is the population of Sherpur?6,983 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sherpur in?Sangrur district (Dhuri sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?74.4% (Census 2011)