# Gerua Village, Bishrampur, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Bishrampur, Palamu 

# Gerua

Gerua is a village in Bishrampur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822124**. The 2011 Census counted **188 people in 41 households**, the 51st largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.

- 188people (2011)
- 41households
- 47.9%literacy
- 822124PIN code

## Gerua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gerua is 822124.** Gerua falls in Bishrampur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822124
- Gram panchayatGuri
- Community development blockBishrampur
- Census village code365789

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?

- Bishrampur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)24 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town)24 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?

6 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 7 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 **rice**. About 28% of the 46 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gerua · ■ Bishrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**18%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****25%**

**59%

Television ****2%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**25%

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 · ■ Bishrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.9%**

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1212**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**954

Working population ****27.7%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.2% for men and 44.3% for women. 59% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 52 (100%)

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 Bishrampur

- Naudiha301 people
- Lotar268 people
- Jarka239 people
- Shankardih237 people
- Jhantinath186 people
- Oria113 people
- Jenjira87 people
- Jharapdih58 people

[All 65 villages in Bishrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/bishrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gerua?822124
- How far is Gerua from Medininagar?24 km by road
- What is the population of Gerua?188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gerua in?Palamu district (Bishrampur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gerua?47.9% (Census 2011)