# Gerua Village, Tamulpur, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/tamulpur/gerua/ Village · Tamulpur, Baksa # Gerua Gerua is a village in Tamulpur sub-district of Baksa district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,230 people in 452 households**, the 16th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%. - 2,230people (2011) - 452households - 80.7%literacy - 995females per 1,000 males ## Gerua PIN code and other codes Gerua falls in Tamulpur sub-district, Baksa district, Assam. - Community development blockTamulpur - Census village code304688 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? - Guwahati (sub-district HQ)81 km by road - Mushalpur (district HQ)60 km by road - Rangia (nearest town)25 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? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gerua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Tamulpur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Tamulpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalbari - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 and wheat**. About 43% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 hectares are irrigated. 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, 49 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gerua · ■ Tamulpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****49%** **27% Toilet within the home ****76%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **63% Tap water ****4%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****33%** **26% Television ****35%** **22% Mobile phone ****60%** **42% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **16% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 · ■ Tamulpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%** **63.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025** **988 Working population ****50.6%** **43.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 74.0% for women. 64% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 267 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (14%) · **■** Household industry 45 (4%) · **■** Other work 165 (15%) · **■** Marginal 497 (44%) 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 Tamulpur - Kumarikata2,377 people - Uttar Gandhibari2,349 people - Kalakuchi2,330 people - Uttar Golbera2,275 people - Narayanpur2,224 people - Barbila2,179 people - Chapatal2,129 people - Kalbari2,107 people [All 183 villages in Tamulpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/tamulpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gerua from Mushalpur?60 km by road - What is the population of Gerua?2,230 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gerua in?Baksa district (Tamulpur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Gerua?80.7% (Census 2011)