# Gerua Village, Shaligram Ram Narayanpur, Chatra (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/shaligram-ram-narayanpur/gerua/ Village · Shaligram Ram Narayanpur, Chatra # Gerua Gerua is a village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district of Chatra district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825420**. The 2011 Census counted **2,838 people in 467 households**, the 9th largest of 250 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%. - 2,838people (2011) - 467households - 64.2%literacy - 825420PIN code ## Gerua PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gerua is 825420.** Gerua falls in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district, Chatra district, Jharkhand. - PIN code825420 - Gram panchayatGerua - Community development blockShaligram Ram Narayanpur - Census village code348030 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? - Hantarganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Chatra (district HQ)19 km by road - Chatra (nearest town)19 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? 11 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 - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hiring - ○Degree college10+ km · Hiring - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ 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 39% of the 363 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, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gerua · ■ Shaligram Ram Narayanpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **4% Toilet within the home ****24%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **88% Tap water ****3%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****44%** **44% Television ****3%** **5% Mobile phone ****48%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **36% 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 · ■ Shaligram Ram Narayanpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%** **54.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859** **965 Working population ****37.7%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.8% for men and 57.0% for women. 43% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 141 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (17%) · **■** Other work 78 (7%) · **■** Marginal 672 (63%) 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 Shaligram Ram Narayanpur - Kobna3,027 people - Aunru3,003 people - Kataia2,926 people - Lenjwa2,908 people - Barhibigha2,828 people - Nawadih2,809 people - Jabra2,624 people - Khutikewal Khurd2,372 people [All 270 villages in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/shaligram-ram-narayanpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gerua?825420 - How far is Gerua from Chatra?19 km by road - What is the population of Gerua?2,838 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gerua in?Chatra district (Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Gerua?64.2% (Census 2011)