Sherpur (Jalandhar I)ਸ਼ੇਰਪੁਰ (ਜਲੰਧਰ-1)

Where is Sherpur (Jalandhar I)?

Sherpur (Jalandhar I) is a village of Jalandhar East tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (East) community development block and is served by the Sherpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030343, and it covers 57 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,273 people in Sherpur (Jalandhar I): 644 men and 629 women, living in 258 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 57 hectares, the population density works out to about 2,249 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 977 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 134, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,046 people, about 82 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.76 per cent and women at 73.84 per cent. The census recorded 412 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 349 main workers, the largest group, 300, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 35 cultivators on their own land and 13 agricultural labourers. A further 63 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sherpur (Jalandhar I)'s land. Of the village's 57 hectares, 44 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (44 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 38 cultivators and 16 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 anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Sherpur (Jalandhar I) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotla, Shekhe Pind, Nangal Jamalpur and Mubarakpur.

What is the population of Sherpur (Jalandhar I)?

The population of Sherpur (Jalandhar I) was 1,273 at the 2011 census, living in 258 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Sherpur (Jalandhar I) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sherpur (Jalandhar I) has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.