Sherpurਸ਼ੇਰਪੁਰ

Where is Sherpur?

Sherpur is a village of Amloh tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Amloh, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Amloh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032815, and it covers 90 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 235 people in Sherpur: 126 men and 109 women, living in 47 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 90 hectares, the population density works out to about 261 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 865 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 20, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.19 per cent and women at 67.65 per cent. The census recorded 71 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 71 main workers, the largest group, 46, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 14 agricultural labourers and 11 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sherpur's land. Of the village's 90 hectares, 84 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (84 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 46 cultivators and 14 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sherpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Amloh, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Amloh, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Baraichan, Dargheri, Bhatton and Rajgarh Chhanna.

What is the population of Sherpur?

The population of Sherpur was 235 at the 2011 census, living in 47 households in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Sherpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sherpur has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.