# Eru Village, Wazirganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Wazirganj, Gaya 

# Eru

Eru is a village in Wazirganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,056 people in 315 households**, the 30th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 2,056people (2011)
- 315households
- 63.5%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Eru PIN code and other codes

Eru falls in Wazirganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSahiya
- Community development blockWazirganj
- Census village code256822

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

## How far is Eru from nearby towns?

- Wazirganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)18 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)18 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 Eru?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Eru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Eru known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 357 hectares of village land is sown, and 196 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 Eru

Of every 100 households in Eru in 2011, 1 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Eru · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**83%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**92%

Use banking services ****47%**

**40%

Television ****15%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**36%

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 Eru?

■ Eru · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**961

Working population ****36.5%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 58.3% for women. 47% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 156 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 314 (42%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 105 (14%) · **■** Marginal 164 (22%)

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 Wazirganj

- Pura2,372 people
- Madardih2,156 people
- Kolhna2,086 people
- Hansra2,078 people
- Rengana2,019 people
- Shankar Bigha1,946 people
- Khiriawan1,920 people
- Pale1,879 people

[All 147 villages in Wazirganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/wazirganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Eru from Gaya?18 km by road
- What is the population of Eru?2,056 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Eru in?Gaya district (Wazirganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Eru?63.5% (Census 2011)