# Gerapara Village, Lakhipur, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhipur, Goalpara 

# Gerapara

Gerapara is a village in Lakhipur sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **40 people in 9 households**, the 213th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%.

- 40people (2011)
- 9households
- 44.0%literacy
- 818females per 1,000 males

## Gerapara PIN code and other codes

Gerapara falls in Lakhipur sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatTarangpur
- Community development blockJaleswar
- Census village code281883

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

## How far is Gerapara from nearby towns?

- Lakhipur (sub-district HQ)63 km by road
- Goalpara (district HQ)63 km by road
- Lakhipur (nearest town)15 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 Gerapara?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Gerapara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tarangpur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Basmura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Goalpara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Gerapara known for?

The main crops are **jute, wheat and vegetables**. About 8% of the 37 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 Gerapara

Of every 100 households in Gerapara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gerapara · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**53%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**18%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****89%**

**37%

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 Gerapara?

■ Gerapara · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.0%**

**55.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****818**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**964

Working population ****27.5%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.9% for men and 45.5% for women. 50% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (64%) · **■** Marginal 1 (9%)

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 Lakhipur

- Khoksarvita57 people
- Fakirmara Pt-II49 people
- Niz Bogribari47 people
- Haguripara41 people
- Chitolmari Pt-I39 people
- Killahara Pt-I23 people
- Thongpara18 people
- Niz Balikashi15 people

[All 267 villages in Lakhipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/lakhipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gerapara from Goalpara?63 km by road
- What is the population of Gerapara?40 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gerapara in?Goalpara district (Lakhipur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Gerapara?44.0% (Census 2011)