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Sherpur

Marhaura mandal
Pincode 841443
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Sherpur is a village in Marhaura mandal, Saran district, Bihar, with a population of 1,422 across 230 households and a literacy rate of 56%. Located at coordinates 24.975°N, 84.216°E, it serves PIN code 841443.

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LGD code
233793
Pincode
841443
Post office
Gaura (Saran)
Population
1,422
Households
230
Literacy rate
56%
Sex ratio
866 ♀/1000♂
Workers
397
Distance to district centre
188 km
Distance to mandal centre
170 km
Distance to Patna
115 km
Distance to Kolkata
499 km
Nearest railway station
Dehri on Sone · 7 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Darihat · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sherpur compares

By population, Sherpur ranks #65 of 106 villages in Marhaura mandal.

Literacy rate
%
56.0%
+3.3% vs mandal average
Sherpur
56.0%
Marhaura mandal
52.7%
Saran district
54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
866
−94 vs mandal average
Sherpur
866
Marhaura mandal
960
Household size
people per home
6.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
Sherpur
6.2
Marhaura mandal
6.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Sherpur at a glance

Sherpur is a village of 1,422 people in 230 households (Census 2011) in Marhaura block, Saran district, Bihar, the 65th-largest of 106 villages in Marhaura block. Literacy is 56%, 3 points above the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 866 women per 1,000 men. It lies 188 km from the Saran district centre, 0 km from Sherpur, the nearest town, 7 km from Dehri on Sone railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 841443, served by Gaura (Saran) post office; the LGD village code is 233793. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Darihat, 2 km away. The village votes in Mokama assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anant Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 1,677 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Agahara

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sherpur · this village1,42256%
Sherpur · Gaya Town C.D.Block0 km N
Sherpur · Rahui1,54541%0 km N
Sherpur · Musahri2,74560%0 km N
Sherpur · Gaya Town C.D.Block0 km N
Sherpur · Gaya Town C.D.Block1,71552%0 km N
Sherpur · Tardih2,37758%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sherpur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
MARHAURA
Distance to nearest town (km)
11
Distance to district HQ (km)
24
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
11
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Agahara
Total area (ha)
99
Irrigated area (ha)
24.8
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Sherpur

LGD code
233793
Pincode
841443
Post office
Gaura (Saran)
Population (Census 2011)
1,422
Population (projected 2026)
1,677
Households
230
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
866
Literacy rate
56.0%
Coordinates
24.97470°N, 84.21602°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Munger
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mokama
Member of Parliament
Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Anant Kumar Singh
Block / Mandal
Marhaura
Getting there

How to reach Sherpur

Mandal centre
Marhaura · ≈ 170 km
≈ 5 h 48 min by car · 6 h 53 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Saran · ≈ 188 km
≈ 6 h 26 min by car · 7 h 38 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 31,073 people
Sherpur · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna115 kmcapital
  • Kolkata499 km
  • Delhi804 km
  • Hyderabad1032 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDehri on Sone7 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Darihat2 km
  • ATM / bankPunjab National Bank19 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil6 km
  • CollegeJawaharlal Nehru College9 km
  • Police stationKudra Police Station43 km
Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Sherpur

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  • 🏫DAV Public School, DalmianagarSchool2.7 km ↗
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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