# Sherpur Village, Chunar, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Chunar, Mirzapur 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Chunar sub-district of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **291 people in 50 households**, the 452nd largest of 536 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 291people (2011)
- 50households
- 86.7%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sherpur

Of every 100 households in Sherpur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Chunar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**91%

Use banking services ****78%**

**73%

Television ****52%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

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

**8%

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 · ■ Chunar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**902

Working population ****74.2%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 80.0% for women. 75% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (5%) · **■** Marginal 146 (68%)

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 Chunar

- Purani Chhawani298 people
- Mujaffarpur295 people
- Kazia294 people
- Muinuddinpur293 people
- Inderpur288 people
- Ghughulpur284 people
- Gauspur278 people
- Baruiya276 people

[All 620 villages in Chunar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mirzapur/chunar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sherpur?291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Mirzapur district (Chunar sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?86.7% (Census 2011)