# Gerua Village, Rangjuli, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/rangjuli/gerua/ Village · Rangjuli, Goalpara # Gerua Gerua is a village in Rangjuli sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,334 people in 254 households**, the 22nd largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 1,334people (2011) - 254households - 66.0%literacy - 947females per 1,000 males ## Gerua PIN code and other codes Gerua falls in Rangjuli sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam. - Gram panchayatSimlitola - Community development blockRongjuli - Census village code282477 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? - Rangjuli (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Goalpara (district HQ)32 km by road - Goalpara (nearest town)32 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? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Gerua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Simlitola - ○Degree college10+ km · Dudhnoi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dudhnoi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 **rice and jute**. Products made here include pots. About 55% of the 297 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 Gerua Of every 100 households in Gerua in 2011, 28 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gerua · ■ Rangjuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****28%** **44% Toilet within the home ****47%** **56% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **44% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **91% Use banking services ****21%** **42% Television ****14%** **25% Mobile phone ****36%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****27%** **15% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 · ■ Rangjuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **974 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852** **967 Working population ****29.5%** **40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.7% for men and 58.0% for women. 50% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 157 (40%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 205 (52%) · **■** Marginal 24 (6%) 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 Rangjuli - Dhupdhara Pt-I1,591 people - Sildubipara Pt-II1,520 people - Ambari Pt-IV1,518 people - Patpara Pt-I1,452 people - Dhontola Pt-I1,323 people - Kankata Pt-II1,229 people - Madang Pt-III1,222 people - Ambuk Pt-I1,154 people [All 125 villages in Rangjuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/rangjuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gerua from Goalpara?32 km by road - What is the population of Gerua?1,334 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gerua in?Goalpara district (Rangjuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Gerua?66.0% (Census 2011)