# Gerua Village, Pratappur, Chatra (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pratappur, Chatra 

# Gerua

Gerua is a village in Pratappur sub-district of Chatra district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825404**. The 2011 Census counted **735 people in 135 households**, the 58th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.2%.

- 735people (2011)
- 135households
- 66.7%literacy
- 825404PIN code

## Gerua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gerua is 825404.** Gerua falls in Pratappur sub-district, Chatra district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825404
- Gram panchayatGhordaur
- Community development blockPratappur
- Census village code348441

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?

- Chatra (nearest town)60 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?

10 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pratappur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chatra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 **rice**. About 60% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gerua · ■ Pratappur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****11%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****32%**

**29%

Television ****4%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**38%

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 Gerua?

■ Gerua · ■ Pratappur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**53.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**1002

Working population ****39.7%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 57.7% for women. 48% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (31%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 94 (32%)

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 Pratappur

- Narainpur805 people
- Bilaspur769 people
- Bichkilla766 people
- Panti755 people
- Bhaunraj725 people
- Kewalia707 people
- Shankarpur688 people
- Bhaluahi684 people

[All 176 villages in Pratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/pratappur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gerua?825404
- What is the population of Gerua?735 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gerua in?Chatra district (Pratappur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gerua?66.7% (Census 2011)