# Sherpur Village, Powayan, Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Powayan, Shahjahanpur 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Powayan sub-district of Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **314 people in 44 households**, the 528th largest of 671 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 314people (2011)
- 44households
- 48.7%literacy
- 858females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sherpur

Of every 100 households in Sherpur in 2011, 76 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 71 a two-wheeler and 64 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Powayan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**69%

Tap water ****60%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**90%

Use banking services ****100%**

**77%

Television ****69%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****71%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****64%**

**2%

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

**14%

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 · ■ Powayan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.7%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****640**

**916

Working population ****31.5%**

**29.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.3% for men and 38.0% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 68 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 28 (28%)

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 Powayan

- Shivpuri322 people
- Baderi Bheekh320 people
- Katia Khurd317 people
- Marauri Japti317 people
- Lalpur J. Jewa313 people
- Mahuwa M. Mainiya313 people
- Faguni Hai305 people
- Gadaniyan302 people

[All 715 villages in Powayan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/powayan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sherpur?314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Shahjahanpur district (Powayan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?48.7% (Census 2011)