Sherpur Khurdਸ਼ੇਰਪੁਰ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Sherpur Khurd?

Sherpur Khurd is a village of Jagraon tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jagraon, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sidhwan Bet community development block and is served by the Sherpur Kurd gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033877, and it covers 391 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,612 people in Sherpur Khurd: 849 men and 763 women, living in 309 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 391 hectares, the population density works out to about 412 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 899 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 140, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 607 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.95 per cent and women at 72.96 per cent. The census recorded 569 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 551 main workers, the largest group, 231, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 193 agricultural labourers and 126 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sherpur Khurd's land. Of the village's 391 hectares, 310 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (99 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (211 hectares). About 81 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 232 cultivators and 205 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Sherpur Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jagraon, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jagraon, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sherpur Kalan, Galib Khurd, Leelan and Fatehgarh Sibian.

What is the population of Sherpur Khurd?

The population of Sherpur Khurd was 1,612 at the 2011 census, living in 309 households in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Sherpur Khurd have?

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