# Sherpur Village, Chohtan, Barmer (Rajasthan) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/chohtan/sherpur/ Village · Chohtan, Barmer # Sherpur Sherpur is a village in Chohtan sub-district of Barmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **344704**. The 2011 Census counted **1,984 people in 319 households**, the 63rd largest of 426 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.3%. - 1,984people (2011) - 319households - 27.9%literacy - 344704PIN code ## Sherpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sherpur is 344704.** Sherpur falls in Chohtan sub-district, Barmer district, Rajasthan. - PIN code344704 - Community development blockDhorimanna - Census village code088987 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? - Chohtan (sub-district HQ)75 km by road - Barmer (district HQ)95 km by road - Barmer (nearest town)95 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? 11 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baamdala - ○Degree college10+ km · Chohtan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chohtan - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 **bajara, isabgol and moth**. About 70% of the 1,444 hectares of village land is sown, and 237 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, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sherpur · ■ Chohtan rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **11% Toilet within the home ****0%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **95% Tap water ****0%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****50%** **45% Television ****0%** **4% Mobile phone ****26%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****74%** **42% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 · ■ Chohtan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****27.9%** **46.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **900 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908** **920 Working population ****52.4%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 38.0% for men and 16.8% for women. 53% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 728 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (7%) · **■** Marginal 227 (22%) 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 Chohtan - Badha2,102 people - Sayed Mozali Ka Tala2,084 people - Deengarh2,082 people - Bamarlader2,036 people - Booth Rathoran1,934 people - Alisaron Ki Basti1,915 people - Arti1,899 people - Sobhala Jetmalan1,896 people [All 427 villages in Chohtan](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/chohtan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sherpur?344704 - How far is Sherpur from Barmer?95 km by road - What is the population of Sherpur?1,984 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sherpur in?Barmer district (Chohtan sub-district), Rajasthan - What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?27.9% (Census 2011)