# Gerua Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/gerua/ Village · Amour, Purnia # Gerua Gerua is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854315**. The 2011 Census counted **5,742 people in 1,186 households**, the 6th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%. - 5,742people (2011) - 1,186households - 40.5%literacy - 854315PIN code ## Gerua PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gerua is 854315.** Gerua falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - PIN code854315 - Gram panchayatBhawanipur - Community development blockAmour - Census village code223742 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? - Amour (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)50 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)50 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? 13 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 · 1 private - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amour - ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include jute rope and sutali. About 91% of the 490 hectares of village land is sown, and 356 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, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gerua · ■ Amour rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **3% Toilet within the home ****4%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****15%** **16% Television ****1%** **2% Mobile phone ****34%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****40%** **41% Own their home ****99%** **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 Gerua? ■ Gerua · ■ Amour rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****40.5%** **45.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **946 Working population ****36.8%** **30.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 47.8% for men and 32.7% for women. 48% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 350 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 627 (30%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 70 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,056 (50%) 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 Amour - Amour7,901 people - Rangrailal Toli6,040 people - Tiarpara5,911 people - Kumharua5,790 people - Bagdahar5,599 people - Geandobh5,588 people - Dolmalpur4,939 people - Adhang4,863 people [All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gerua?854315 - How far is Gerua from Purnia?50 km by road - What is the population of Gerua?5,742 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gerua in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gerua?40.5% (Census 2011)