# Sherpura Village, Lunkaransar, Bikaner (Rajasthan) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/bikaner/lunkaransar/sherpura/ Village · Lunkaransar, Bikaner # Sherpura Sherpura is a village in Lunkaransar sub-district of Bikaner district, Rajasthan, PIN code **334604**. The 2011 Census counted **4,921 people in 857 households**, the 5th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%. - 4,921people (2011) - 857households - 59.9%literacy - 334604PIN code ## Sherpura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sherpura is 334604.** Sherpura falls in Lunkaransar sub-district, Bikaner district, Rajasthan. - PIN code334604 - Community development blockLunkaransar - Census village code069217 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sherpura from nearby towns? - Lunkaransar (sub-district HQ)50 km by road - Bikaner (district HQ)120 km by road - Bikaner (nearest town)120 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 Sherpura? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Sherpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mhajan - ○Degree college10+ km · Lunkaransar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lunkaransar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 Sherpura known for? The main crops are **wheat, bajara and chana**. About 39% of the 9,177 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Sherpura Of every 100 households in Sherpura in 2011, 32 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sherpura · ■ Lunkaransar rural average Electricity for lighting ****32%** **41% Toilet within the home ****68%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **59% Tap water ****94%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****69%** **86% Television ****6%** **17% Mobile phone ****63%** **75% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****32%** **20% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Sherpura? ■ Sherpura · ■ Lunkaransar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%** **61.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898** **914 Working population ****56.7%** **54.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.2% for men and 47.1% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,442 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (7%) · **■** Household industry 71 (3%) · **■** Other work 391 (14%) · **■** Marginal 697 (25%) 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 Lunkaransar - Lunkaransar22,931 people - Kaloo10,334 people - Mahajan7,397 people - Jaitpur6,058 people - Sahajarasar3,983 people - Kankarwala3,747 people - Garabdesar3,683 people - Shekhsar3,666 people [All 139 villages in Lunkaransar](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/bikaner/lunkaransar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sherpura?334604 - How far is Sherpura from Bikaner?120 km by road - What is the population of Sherpura?4,921 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sherpura in?Bikaner district (Lunkaransar sub-district), Rajasthan - What is the literacy rate of Sherpura?59.9% (Census 2011)