# Sherpur Village, Chakia, Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Chakia, Chandauli 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Chakia sub-district of Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **449 people in 79 households**, the 296th largest of 531 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 449people (2011)
- 79households
- 58.4%literacy
- 796females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sherpur

Of every 100 households in Sherpur in 2011, 57 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Chakia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****61%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**80%

Television ****19%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**14%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 · ■ Chakia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****796**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****654**

**924

Working population ****44.3%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 46.7% for women. 52% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 45 (23%) · **■** Marginal 60 (30%)

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 Chakia

- Galimapur456 people
- Nebi Khurd455 people
- Son Barasa453 people
- Bedauli451 people
- Dahiya448 people
- Karma442 people
- Pakari440 people
- Premapur438 people

[All 623 villages in Chakia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/chandauli/chakia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sherpur?449 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Chandauli district (Chakia sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?58.4% (Census 2011)