Sherpur | |
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Coordinates: 24°35′N 76°10′E / 24.59°N 76.16°ECoordinates: 24°35′N 76°10′E / 24.59°N 76.16°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Government | |
• Type | Sarpanch |
Area | |
• Total | 1,230 ha (3,040 acres) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 930 |
• Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5.30 |
Pincode | 326034[1] |
Village code | 04113600 |
Vehicle registration | RJ-17 |
Sex ratio | 1000/946 ♂/♀ |
Website | jhalawar |
Sherpur is a small village of 1230 hectares in Pirawa Tehsil in Jhalawar 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 Pirawa, the nearest town for all major economic activities.[3] The village has government-provided water facilities that include Two taps, One Well supply, Two tanks, Two tubewells, 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 326034[4], and village code is 04113600. The area of Sherpur is segregated as 64.9 hectares irrigated area, 557.27 hectares unirrigated, the 213.94 hectare area under culturable waste (including gauchar and groves), and remaining 290.13 hectare area not available for cultivation.
Sherpur has One post office (Saroniya B.O) and One public telephone. Sherpur has Two banks, One credit society and One agricultural 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 Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The village has a total population of 930 and has total administration over 187 houses which are connected to supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
As per the census 2011 report, 393 people are literate in Sherpur out of which 260 are males and 133 are females.
Sherpur has the following educational facilities:
According to a census 2011 report, 566 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 283 male, 283 female with 452 (79.86%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 260 males and 192 females. 170 males and 113 females are considered as the main cultivators with the help of 63 male and 73 female agricultural labor. 114 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 Pirawa and Jhalawar to sell agricultural produce and make their living.