# Gera Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Gera

Gera is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **791 people in 106 households**, the 95th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 791people (2011)
- 106households
- 84.5%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Gera PIN code and other codes

Gera falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKirhi
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251305

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

## How far is Gera from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)70 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)12 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 Gera?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gera; 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
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kurur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand 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 Gera known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Gera

Of every 100 households in Gera in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gera · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****100%**

**66%

Television ****50%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**18%

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 Gera?

■ Gera · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776**

**926

Working population ****51.5%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.1% for men and 72.4% for women. 47% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (7%) · **■** Household industry 192 (47%) · **■** Other work 96 (24%) · **■** Marginal 27 (7%)

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 Karakat

- Gujru821 people
- Pardiha811 people
- Kesuari802 people
- Kurawan798 people
- Biraini782 people
- Thumhia777 people
- Majhariya771 people
- Dhanchhuha767 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gera from Sasaram?70 km by road
- What is the population of Gera?791 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gera in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gera?84.5% (Census 2011)