# Sherpur Village, Sikandrabad, Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sikandrabad, Bulandshahr 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Sikandrabad sub-district of Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,425 people in 239 households**, the 74th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 1,425people (2011)
- 239households
- 78.7%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sherpur

Of every 100 households in Sherpur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Sikandrabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**60%

Tap water ****1%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**82%

Use banking services ****74%**

**65%

Television ****63%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**11%

Own their home ****93%**

**93%

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 · ■ Sikandrabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**875

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636**

**825

Working population ****34.2%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 68.0% for women. 51% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 186 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 157 (32%) · **■** Marginal 130 (27%)

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 Sikandrabad

- Ghazipur1,478 people
- Ritoli1,470 people
- Bahorabas1,438 people
- Chachoi1,436 people
- Benipur1,414 people
- Hasanpur Baksua1,387 people
- Hirdeypur1,383 people
- Fakana1,353 people

[All 140 villages in Sikandrabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bulandshahr/sikandrabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sherpur?1,425 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Bulandshahr district (Sikandrabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?78.7% (Census 2011)