# Gerua Village, Rafiganj, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/rafiganj/gerua/

Village · Rafiganj, Aurangabad 

# Gerua

Gerua is a village in Rafiganj sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar, PIN code **805101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,207 people in 180 households**, the 90th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 1,207people (2011)
- 180households
- 47.2%literacy
- 805101PIN code

## Gerua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gerua is 805101.** Gerua falls in Rafiganj sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- PIN code805101
- Gram panchayatBaghaura
- Community development blockRafiganj
- Census village code253222

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?

- Rafiganj (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)51 km by road
- Rafiganj (nearest town)13 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?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gerua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rafiganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 **paddy**. About 78% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Gerua

Of every 100 households in Gerua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gerua · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**82%

Tap water ****8%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**55%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****62%**

**44%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gerua?

■ Gerua · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.2%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**961

Working population ****40.8%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 29.2% for women. 47% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 239 (49%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 233 (47%)

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 Rafiganj

- Danai1,265 people
- Karma masud1,246 people
- Paranpur1,217 people
- Chatar1,207 people
- Karmi1,195 people
- Siwan1,160 people
- Sultan pur1,159 people
- Chandauli1,152 people

[All 216 villages in Rafiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/rafiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gerua?805101
- How far is Gerua from Aurangabad?51 km by road
- What is the population of Gerua?1,207 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gerua in?Aurangabad district (Rafiganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gerua?47.2% (Census 2011)