Sherpur | |
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Coordinates: 27°32′59″N 76°38′08″E / 27.549780°N 76.635539°ECoordinates: 27°32′59″N 76°38′08″E / 27.549780°N 76.635539°E | |
Country | India |
Government | |
• Type | Sarpanch |
Area | |
• Total | 302 ha (746 acres) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,404 |
• Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5.30 |
Pincode | 301701[1] |
Village code | 00769900 |
Vehicle registration | RJ-02 |
Website | alwar |
Sherpur is a small village of 302 hectares in Behror Tehsil in Alwar district in the State of Rajasthan, India.[2] The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. Sherpur depends on BEHROR, the nearest town for all major economic activities.[3] The village has government-provided water facilities that include Two taps, One Well supply, which is 251.00% of the total supply, Two tanks, One tubewell, and One handpump. The villagers also acquire water from some of the natural water sources - Two rivers, Two canals and Two springs. Sherpur is also surrounded by Two lakes. The population of the village depends on the source of drinking water during summer on Handpump. Sherpur's pin code is 301701[4], and village code is 00769900. The area of Sherpur is segregated as 251 hectares irrigated area, 10 hectares unirrigated, the 12 hectare area under culturable waste (including gauchar and groves), and remaining 28.68 hectare area not available for cultivation.
Sherpur has One post office (Sherpur B.O) and Four public telephones. The village is connected with a single bus service. Sherpur has Two banks and One credit society for the regulation of economic activity. The village is also equipped with Two recreational centers.
The village has an uninterrupted 24 hours electric supply from a power grid.
Sherpur is a census village in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The village has a total population of 2404 and has total administration over 415 houses which are connected to supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
As per the census 2011 report, 1617 people are literate in Sherpur out of which 946 are males and 671 are females.
Sherpur has the following educational facilities:
According to a census 2011 report, 1227 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 631 male, 596 female with 1014 (82.64%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 550 males and 464 females. 278 males and 228 females are considered as the main cultivators with the help of 58 male and 56 female agricultural labor. 213 people are reported to work for a marginal period of time in the year.
They depend on the agricultural markets (Mandi) of the nearby towns of BEHROR and Alwar to sell agricultural produce and make their living.