Sherpurਸ਼ੇਰਪੁਰ

Where is Sherpur?

Sherpur is a village in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhuri, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sherpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039589, and it covers 1,019 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 6,983 people in Sherpur: 3,705 men and 3,278 women, living in 1,395 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 1,019 hectares, the population density works out to about 686 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 885 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 744, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,045 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.4 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.73 per cent and women at 68.39 per cent. The census recorded 2,901 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 1,920 main workers, the largest group, 1,171, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 542 cultivators on their own land and 147 household industry workers. A further 981 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 1,019 hectares, 870 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (123 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (747 hectares). About 149 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 588 cultivators and 172 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, 2 government middle schools, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. 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. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. 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 Dhuri, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dhuri, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Katron, Patti Khalil, Changli and Bhagwanpura.

What is the population of Sherpur?

The population of Sherpur was 6,983 at the 2011 census, living in 1,395 households in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Sherpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sherpur has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.