# Gerari Village, Palasi, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palasi, Araria 

# Gerari

Gerari is a village in Palasi sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **124 people in 26 households**, the 102nd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%.

- 124people (2011)
- 26households
- 61.6%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Gerari PIN code and other codes

Gerari falls in Palasi sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPakri
- Community development blockPalasi
- Census village code222094

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

## How far is Gerari from nearby towns?

- Palasi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)22 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)22 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 Gerari?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Gerari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Lokhara
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Gerari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Gerari

Of every 100 households in Gerari in 2011, 4 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gerari · ■ Palasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**0%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**36%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**18%

Television ****4%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Gerari?

■ Gerari · ■ Palasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**52.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1273**

**972

Working population ****39.5%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 53.2% for women. 57% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 22 (45%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 26 (53%)

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 Palasi

- Dhurgaon359 people
- Dogachhi349 people
- Khutti290 people
- Maya Khori221 people
- Haribhasa66 people
- Pharhara19 people

[All 107 villages in Palasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/palasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gerari from Araria?22 km by road
- What is the population of Gerari?124 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gerari in?Araria district (Palasi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gerari?61.6% (Census 2011)