Sherpurਸ਼ੇਰਪੁਰ

Where is Sherpur?

Sherpur is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sujanpur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sujanpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027476, and it covers 162 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,094 people in Sherpur: 572 men and 522 women, living in 212 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 162 hectares, the population density works out to about 675 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 913 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 120, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 483 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.98 per cent and women at 73.82 per cent. The census recorded 341 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 311 main workers, the largest group, 259, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 28 cultivators on their own land and 15 agricultural labourers. A further 30 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sherpur's land. Of the village's 162 hectares, 140 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (138 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (2 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 28 cultivators and 15 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. 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 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 Sujanpur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lahri Samanchan, Kalesar, Jhandpur and Panjor.

What is the population of Sherpur?

The population of Sherpur was 1,094 at the 2011 census, living in 212 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Sherpur have?

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