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Sherdi

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Country
  
India

District
  
Junagadh

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Population
  
1,250 (2011)

State
  
Gujarat

Talukas
  
Manavadar

PIN
  
362640

Area code
  
02874

Sherdi

Weather
  
38°C, Wind W at 23 km/h, 20% Humidity

Sherdi /ˈʃɛərdi/ is a village in Saurashtra region of Gujarat state in India. It is located in Manavadar Taluka of Junagadh district.

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Local Governance

Sherdi Gram Panchayat is the local village council and a sarpanch serves as the head of the council, each council serves for five years. Although the village is very politically active on state and national elections, the panchayat is selected with mutual discussions and local elections are very rare.

Economy and Employment

Sherdi was entirely dependent on subsistence farming before independence of India and on commercial farming until late 60s. Agriculture is still a major employer and a major source of household income as the village greatly benefited from India's green revolution and white revolution. India's education reforms also played a vital part in the last thirty years and now many people from Sherdi are employed in services and industries all over the world. Sherdi Seva Sahkari Mandli is the village cooperative society and also operates as rations distribution centre for subsidised foods and kerosene. The society also supplies fertilizers and lends agricultural loans to its members. There are several vendors and local shops in the village selling vegetables, groceries and refreshments.

Education

Sherdi has a kindergarten and a primary school teaching grade 1 to 8. Grade 8 was granted to the primary school in 2010 with additional staff and two new classrooms.

Transportation

Sherdi is connected by asphalt road to Manavadar, Bantwa and Sardargadh and by gravel road to nearby villages of Indra and Limbuda. Sherdi is also connected by dirt roads to Jilana and Zinzri, these routes are not accessible by motorised vehicles when flooded during monsoon. Public transport network serving the village is non-existent apart from seasonal bus routes connecting to nearby cities of Manavadar, Bantwa and Dhoraji. Motorcycles are used for private transportation with the majority of households owning motorcycles. Three-wheeled Chhakdo rickshaws are also widely used to transport people and goods.

Religion and Communities

Hinduism dominates everyday life in the village as it is the only religion practised in Sherdi. Different communities follow different sects of Hinduism. A Shiva temple and a Rama-Krishna shrine are main places of worship in the village with several other temples and shrines dotted in and around Sherdi. Communities living in the village include Bavaji, Bharwad, Brahmin, Darji, Devipujak, Harijan, Kumbhar, Luhar, Patel, Rabari, Rajput, Soni, Suthar and Vanand. Two main community organisations in the village are Sherdi Karadiya Rajput Samaj and Sherdi Patel Samaj, both operate their own community premises with catering and hospitality facilities.

References

Sherdi Wikipedia