# Sherpur Village, Sahawar, Kanshiram Nagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahawar, Kanshiram Nagar 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Sahawar sub-district of Kanshiram Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **802 people in 132 households**, the 127th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 802people (2011)
- 132households
- 68.5%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sherpur

Of every 100 households in Sherpur in 2011, 9 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Sahawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**10%

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

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**88%

Tap water ****43%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**98%

Use banking services ****37%**

**53%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**15%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 · ■ Sahawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****774**

**893

Working population ****51.9%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 58.7% for women. 59% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 184 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 204 (49%)

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 Sahawar

- Banupur Bakkalan857 people
- Hanspur857 people
- Basawan Pur837 people
- Bhujpura832 people
- Sujan Pur798 people
- Nagla Kundan753 people
- Maheshpur737 people
- Baddupur732 people

[All 180 villages in Sahawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanshiram-nagar/sahawar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sherpur?802 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Kanshiram Nagar district (Sahawar sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?68.5% (Census 2011)