# Sherpur Village, Vikasnagar, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Vikasnagar, Dehradun 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Vikasnagar sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **3,900 people in 760 households**, the 17th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 3,900people (2011)
- 760households
- 63.9%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sherpur

Of every 100 households in Sherpur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**27%

Tap water ****74%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**54%

Use banking services ****77%**

**74%

Television ****58%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**32%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****24%**

**10%

Own their home ****95%**

**88%

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 · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**929

Working population ****30.7%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 55.8% for women. 50% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 148 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (8%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 535 (45%) · **■** Marginal 397 (33%)

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 Vikasnagar

- Sudhauwala4,326 people
- Jaman Khata4,158 people
- Atakfarm4,085 people
- Khushal Pur3,963 people
- Mehunwala Khalsa3,844 people
- Mednipur Badripur3,803 people
- Dumet3,774 people
- Dhakimay Chak3,363 people

[All 141 villages in Vikasnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/vikasnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sherpur?3,900 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Dehradun district (Vikasnagar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?63.9% (Census 2011)