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

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Village · Lakhipur, Goalpara 

# Gerapuri

Gerapuri is a village in Lakhipur sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **357 people in 57 households**, the 146th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%.

- 357people (2011)
- 57households
- 38.5%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Gerapuri PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatTarangpur
- Community development blockJaleswar
- Census village code281814

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

## How far is Gerapuri from nearby towns?

- Lakhipur (sub-district HQ)57 km by road
- Goalpara (district HQ)57 km by road
- Lakhipur (nearest town)9 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 Gerapuri?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gerapuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lakhipur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lakhipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Goalpara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Gerapuri known for?

The main crops are **jute and blackgram**. About 16% of the 128 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 Gerapuri

Of every 100 households in Gerapuri in 2011, 13 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gerapuri · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**53%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**18%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****75%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gerapuri?

■ Gerapuri · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.5%**

**55.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**964

Working population ****26.3%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.0% for men and 36.2% for women. 49% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 80 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (9%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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

- Ghunghunivita379 people
- Krishapur373 people
- Tanganmari366 people
- Chular Char361 people
- Nahalirvita357 people
- Lotibari River N.C. Pt-II343 people
- Baida Pt-I321 people
- Dhokapara320 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gerapuri from Goalpara?57 km by road
- What is the population of Gerapuri?357 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gerapuri in?Goalpara district (Lakhipur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Gerapuri?38.5% (Census 2011)