# Sherpur Pelon Village, Behat, Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Behat, Saharanpur 

# Sherpur Pelon

Sherpur Pelon is a village in Behat sub-district of Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,542 people in 735 households**, the 30th largest of 263 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 3,542people (2011)
- 735households
- 42.3%literacy
- 859females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sherpur Pelon

Of every 100 households in Sherpur Pelon in 2011, 28 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sherpur Pelon · ■ Behat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**65%

Tap water ****57%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****22%**

**54%

Television ****11%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pelon?

■ Sherpur Pelon · ■ Behat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.3%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**912

Working population ****35.1%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.5% for men and 33.8% for women. 54% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 228 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 458 (37%) · **■** Household industry 54 (4%) · **■** Other work 353 (28%) · **■** Marginal 151 (12%)

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 Behat

- Randaul3,656 people
- Todarpur3,602 people
- Rasoolpur3,588 people
- Sansarpur3,549 people
- Nagla Babailkhord3,452 people
- Jayantipur Must.3,414 people
- Sheikhpur Mazidpur Must.3,385 people
- Sadholi Kadim3,370 people

[All 324 villages in Behat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/saharanpur/behat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sherpur Pelon?3,542 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur Pelon in?Saharanpur district (Behat sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur Pelon?42.3% (Census 2011)