Sherpura | |
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Coordinates: 26°54′N 75°48′E / 26.9°N 75.8°ECoordinates: 26°54′N 75°48′E / 26.9°N 75.8°E | |
Country | India |
Government | |
• Type | Sarpanch |
Area | |
• Total | 529 ha (1,307 acres) |
Elevation | 431 m (1,414 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,913 |
• Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5.30 |
Pincode | 303005[1] |
Village code | 01475400 |
Vehicle registration | RJ-14 (Jaipur South) RJ-45 (Jaipur North) RJ-52 (Shahpura) RJ-41 (Chomu) RJ-47 (Dudu) RJ-32 (Kotputli) |
Website | jaipurmc |
Sherpura is a small village of 529 hectares in Phagi Tehsil in Jaipur district, also known as the Pink City 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. Sherpura depends on Shahpura, 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 155.25% 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. Sherpura is also surrounded by Two lakes. The population of the village depends on the source of drinking water during summer on Tubewell. Sherpura's pin code is 303005[4], and village code is 01475400. The area of Sherpura is segregated as 155.25 hectares irrigated area, 173.51 hectares unirrigated, the 137.64 hectare area under culturable waste (including gauchar and groves), and remaining 21.96 hectare area not available for cultivation.
Sherpura has Four public telephones. Sherpura has Two banks and Two credit societies 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.
Sherpura is a census village in the district of Jaipur, Rajasthan. The village has a total population of 1913 and has total administration over 291 houses which are connected to supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
As per the census 2011 report, 1045 people are literate in Sherpura out of which 688 are males and 357 are females.
Sherpura has the following educational facilities:
According to a census 2011 report, 885 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 470 male, 415 female with 859 (97.06%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 450 males and 409 females. 319 males and 403 females are considered as the main cultivators. 26 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 Shahpura and Jaipur to sell agricultural produce and make their living.