# Sherpur Village, Nizamabad, Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Nizamabad, Azamgarh 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Nizamabad sub-district of Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **297 people in 40 households**, the 401st largest of 536 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 297people (2011)
- 40households
- 73.9%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sherpur

Of every 100 households in Sherpur in 2011, 40 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Nizamabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**94%

Use banking services ****82%**

**78%

Television ****15%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Nizamabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****655**

**918

Working population ****27.9%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 59.7% for women. 44% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 3 (4%) · **■** Other work 22 (27%) · **■** Marginal 58 (70%)

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 Nizamabad

- Ohdaripur303 people
- Bharauli301 people
- Ramai Pokhar298 people
- Chak Miyan297 people
- Gokulpur292 people
- Raja Patti292 people
- Ramapur288 people
- Jolahapur286 people

[All 563 villages in Nizamabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/azamgarh/nizamabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sherpur?297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Azamgarh district (Nizamabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?73.9% (Census 2011)