# Geruapara Village, Baska, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baska, Baksa 

# Geruapara

Geruapara is a village in Baska sub-district of Baksa district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,344 people in 258 households**, the 33rd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 1,344people (2011)
- 258households
- 78.6%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Geruapara PIN code and other codes

Geruapara falls in Baska sub-district, Baksa district, Assam.

- Community development blockBaska
- Census village code304543

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

## How far is Geruapara from nearby towns?

- Mushalpur (district HQ)38 km by road
- Rangia (nearest town)35 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 Geruapara?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Geruapara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Musalpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tihu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barpeta
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Geruapara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 349 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Geruapara

Of every 100 households in Geruapara in 2011, 57 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Geruapara · ■ Baska rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**64%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**93%

Use banking services ****51%**

**34%

Television ****22%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Geruapara?

■ Geruapara · ■ Baska rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**964

Working population ****66.1%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 71.0% for women. 67% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 411 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (8%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 71 (8%) · **■** Marginal 335 (38%)

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 Baska

- Bennabari1,498 people
- Tatlapara1,440 people
- Amarawati1,388 people
- Chaibari1,368 people
- Pakhamara1,319 people
- Lokpala1,264 people
- Nutun Sripur1,261 people
- Goldingpara1,260 people

[All 86 villages in Baska](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/baska/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Geruapara from Mushalpur?38 km by road
- What is the population of Geruapara?1,344 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Geruapara in?Baksa district (Baska sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Geruapara?78.6% (Census 2011)