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- LGD code
- 508319
- Pincode
- 385530
- Post office
- Bhildi
- Population
- 1,199
- Households
- 216
- Literacy rate
- 68.2%
- Sex ratio
- 912 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 449
Census 2011 · in context
How Sherganj compares
By population, Sherganj ranks #92 of 113 villages in Deesa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.2%
+15.8% vs mandal average
- Sherganj
- 68.2%
- Deesa mandal
- 52.4%
- Banas Kantha district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
912
−36 vs mandal average
- Sherganj
- 912
- Deesa mandal
- 948
Household size
people per home
5.6
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Sherganj
- 5.6
- Deesa mandal
- 5.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sherganj at a glance
Sherganj is a village of 1,199 people in 216 households (Census 2011) in Deesa taluka, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, the 92nd-largest of 113 villages in Deesa taluka. Literacy is 68%, 16 points above the taluka average of 52% and the sex ratio is 912 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 385530, served by Bhildi post office; the LGD village code is 508319. The sarpanch is sarpanch, and the village votes in Chanasma assembly constituency, represented by MLA Thakor Dineshbhai Ataji. The population is estimated at 1,414 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sherganj
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DEESA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 3
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SHERGANJ
- Total area (ha)
- 80.09
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 60
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sherganj
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sherganj
- LGD code
- 508319
- Pincode
- 385530
- Post office
- Bhildi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,199
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,414
- Households
- 216
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 912
- Literacy rate
- 68.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Patan
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chanasma
- Member of Parliament
- Bharatsinhji Dabhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Thakor Dineshbhai Ataji
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- sarpanch
- Block / Mandal
- Deesa
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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