# Gerua Village, Baganpara, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baganpara, Baksa 

# Gerua

Gerua is a village in Baganpara sub-district of Baksa district, Assam, PIN code **781344**. The 2011 Census counted **2,294 people in 452 households**, the 9th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 2,294people (2011)
- 452households
- 60.0%literacy
- 781344PIN code

## Gerua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gerua is 781344.** Gerua falls in Baganpara sub-district, Baksa district, Assam.

- PIN code781344
- Gram panchayat63 Tupalia
- Community development blockDhamdhama
- Census village code304576

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gerua from nearby towns?

- Nalbari (nearest town)38 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gerua?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Gerua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Musalpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Barama
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gerua known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mustard seeds and rabi crops**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gerua

Of every 100 households in Gerua in 2011, 1 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gerua · ■ Baganpara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**69%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****28%**

**29%

Television ****5%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gerua?

■ Gerua · ■ Baganpara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**951

Working population ****51.9%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 51.8% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 304 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (18%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 113 (9%) · **■** Marginal 540 (45%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Baganpara

- Boglamari3,191 people
- Angardhua3,146 people
- Odala3,097 people
- Gorbhitor2,871 people
- Khagrabari2,083 people
- Bher Bheri1,931 people
- Thalkuchi1,924 people
- Uttarpara1,888 people

[All 44 villages in Baganpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/baganpara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gerua?781344
- What is the population of Gerua?2,294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gerua in?Baksa district (Baganpara sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Gerua?60.0% (Census 2011)