# Gerua Pursanda Village, Halsi, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/halsi/gerua-pursanda/ Village · Halsi, Lakhisarai # Gerua Pursanda Gerua Pursanda is a village in Halsi sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,583 people in 702 households**, the 5th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%. - 4,583people (2011) - 702households - 50.0%literacy - 960females per 1,000 males ## Gerua Pursanda PIN code and other codes Gerua Pursanda falls in Halsi sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGerua Pursanda - Community development blockHalsi - Census village code243794 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gerua Pursanda from nearby towns? - Halsi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Lakhisarai (district HQ)34 km by road - Lakhisarai (nearest town)34 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 Pursanda? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Gerua Pursanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhisarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lakhisarai - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Pursanda known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 386 hectares of village land is sown, and 360 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 Pursanda Of every 100 households in Gerua Pursanda in 2011, 3 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gerua Pursanda · ■ Halsi rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **5% Toilet within the home ****11%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **81% Tap water ****3%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****45%** **35% Television ****2%** **7% Mobile phone ****36%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****46%** **36% Own their home ****97%** **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 Pursanda? ■ Gerua Pursanda · ■ Halsi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%** **59.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **939 Working population ****40.1%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.1% for men and 43.5% for women. 49% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 654 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 442 (24%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 101 (5%) · **■** Marginal 624 (34%) 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 Halsi - Partabpur7,356 people - Dhira6,637 people - Halsi6,334 people - Kaini4,798 people - Noma4,384 people - Saitna Salaunja4,037 people - Sirkhindi3,858 people - Mohiuddin Nagar3,598 people [All 61 villages in Halsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/halsi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gerua Pursanda from Lakhisarai?34 km by road - What is the population of Gerua Pursanda?4,583 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gerua Pursanda in?Lakhisarai district (Halsi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gerua Pursanda?50.0% (Census 2011)