# Erua Village, Nilambar-Pitambarpur, Palamu (Jharkhand)

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Village · Nilambar-Pitambarpur, Palamu 

# Erua

Erua is a village in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **604 people in 118 households**, the 62nd largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 604people (2011)
- 118households
- 59.9%literacy
- 822126PIN code

## Erua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Erua is 822126.** Erua falls in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822126
- Community development blockNilambar-Pitambarpur
- Census village code366490

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

## How far is Erua from nearby towns?

- Medininagar (nearest town)20 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 Erua?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Erua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Satbarwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Medininagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

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 Erua known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 58% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Erua

Of every 100 households in Erua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Erua · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****42%**

**47%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****74%**

**46%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Erua?

■ Erua · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**944

Working population ****47.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 43.1% for women. 45% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 193 (68%)

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 Nilambar-Pitambarpur

- Jogiasohri650 people
- Chandaigir648 people
- Sonbarsa624 people
- Akhauripatra618 people
- Phulang577 people
- Jhagarpur561 people
- Pahari Kalan552 people
- Sohgora545 people

[All 118 villages in Nilambar-Pitambarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/nilambar-pitambarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Erua?822126
- What is the population of Erua?604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Erua in?Palamu district (Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Erua?59.9% (Census 2011)