# Sherpur Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) (2)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **342 people in 45 households**, the 419th largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 342people (2011)
- 45households
- 65.4%literacy
- 1,178females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sherpur

Of every 100 households in Sherpur in 2011, 4 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****29%**

**80%

Television ****4%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1178**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1188**

**920

Working population ****17.8%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 57.1% for women. 33% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 11 (18%) · **■** Marginal 13 (21%)

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 Shahganj

- Chak Patti352 people
- Ejdipur351 people
- Chakmauludi349 people
- Kotawaliya346 people
- Kuiripur339 people
- Mustafabad339 people
- Madankol335 people
- Methenepur333 people

[All 543 villages in Shahganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/shahganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sherpur?342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?65.4% (Census 2011)