# Sherpur Village, Roorkee, Hardwar (Uttarakhand) – Population

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Village · Roorkee, Hardwar 

# Sherpur

Sherpur is a village in Roorkee sub-district of Hardwar district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **632 people in 104 households**, the 210th largest of 266 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 632people (2011)
- 104households
- 64.3%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sherpur

Of every 100 households in Sherpur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sherpur · ■ Roorkee rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**48%

Tap water ****45%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**62%

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

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**86%

Use banking services ****3%**

**64%

Television ****18%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**26%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 · ■ Roorkee rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**879

Working population ****19.8%**

**29.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 53.2% for women. 37% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 6 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (90%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Roorkee

- Gopalpur691 people
- Susadikalan687 people
- Lawwa670 people
- Fakkarhedi636 people
- Khanpur Jat614 people
- Hasampur613 people
- Dharmpur607 people
- Premrajpur595 people

[All 309 villages in Roorkee](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/hardwar/roorkee/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sherpur?632 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherpur in?Hardwar district (Roorkee sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sherpur?64.3% (Census 2011)