# Niz-Gerua Village, Bhuragaon, Morigaon (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/morigaon/bhuragaon/niz-gerua/ Village · Bhuragaon, Morigaon # Niz-Gerua Niz-Gerua is a village in Bhuragaon sub-district of Morigaon district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,350 people in 268 households**, the 32nd largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%. - 1,350people (2011) - 268households - 82.7%literacy - 937females per 1,000 males ## Niz-Gerua PIN code and other codes Niz-Gerua falls in Bhuragaon sub-district, Morigaon district, Assam. - Gram panchayatNiz Gerua - Community development blockLaharighat - Census village code283721 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Niz-Gerua from nearby towns? - Bhuragaon (sub-district HQ)110 km by road - Morigaon (district HQ)20 km by road - Marigaon (nearest town)20 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 Niz-Gerua? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Niz-Gerua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Marigaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marigaon - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 2 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 Niz-Gerua known for? The main crops are **rice and jute**. About 58% of the 21 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 Niz-Gerua Of every 100 households in Niz-Gerua in 2011, 59 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Niz-Gerua · ■ Bhuragaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****59%** **7% Toilet within the home ****79%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **46% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **97% Use banking services ****72%** **47% Television ****40%** **6% Mobile phone ****65%** **35% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **0% None of these assets ****6%** **31% Own their home ****95%** **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 Niz-Gerua? ■ Niz-Gerua · ■ Bhuragaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%** **62.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **946 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988** **944 Working population ****53.4%** **38.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 77.5% for women. 62% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 164 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (2%) · **■** Household industry 26 (4%) · **■** Other work 204 (28%) · **■** Marginal 309 (43%) 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 Bhuragaon - Batabori1,455 people - Jamadari1,446 people - Lengeribori1,398 people - Banmuri Gaon1,380 people - Japori Gaon1,341 people - Soondooba Toop1,264 people - Kapurpura1,226 people - Barunguri Beel1,225 people [All 121 villages in Bhuragaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/morigaon/bhuragaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Niz-Gerua from Morigaon?20 km by road - What is the population of Niz-Gerua?1,350 (Census 2011) - Which district is Niz-Gerua in?Morigaon district (Bhuragaon sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Niz-Gerua?82.7% (Census 2011)