# Gerita, Vijapur, Mahesana (Gujarat) – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/mahesana/vijapur/gerita/ Village · Vijapur, Mahesana # Gerita Gerita is a village in [Vijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/mahesana/vijapur/) sub-district of [Mahesana](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/mahesana/) district, [Gujarat](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/), PIN code **382820**. The 2011 Census counted **4,282 people in 954 households**, the 15th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.7%. - 4,282people (2011) - 954households - 78.7%literacy - 382820PIN code ## Gerita PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gerita is 382820.** Gerita falls in Vijapur sub-district, Mahesana district, Gujarat. - PIN code382820 - Gram panchayatGerita - Community development blockVijapur - Census village code509421 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gerita from nearby towns? - Vijapur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Mahesana (district HQ)38 km by road - Vijapur (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 Gerita? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Gerita; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kolavda - ○Degree college10+ km · Visnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Visnagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Gerita known for? The main crops are **cotton, wheat and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 95% of the 1,448 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,100 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 Gerita Of every 100 households in Gerita in 2011, 92 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Gerita · ■ Vijapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****45%** **58% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **41% Tap water ****98%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **46% Use banking services ****54%** **66% Television ****56%** **59% Mobile phone ****53%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **6% None of these assets ****28%** **18% Own their home ****94%** **90% 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 Gerita? ■ Gerita · ■ Vijapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%** **84.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854** **839 Working population ****47.1%** **46.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 69.3% for women. 58% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 454 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 718 (36%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 608 (30%) · **■** Marginal 236 (12%) 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 Vijapur - Ranasan5,334 people - Pamol4,883 people - Sardarpur4,523 people - Malosan4,458 people - Ubkhal4,208 people - Falu4,019 people - Kolavda4,010 people - Fudeda3,963 people [All 64 villages in Vijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/mahesana/vijapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gerita?382820 - How far is Gerita from Mahesana?38 km by road - What is the population of Gerita?4,282 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gerita in?Mahesana district (Vijapur sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Gerita?78.7% (Census 2011)