# Gerua Village, Boram, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Boram, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Gerua

Gerua is a village in Boram sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832105**. The 2011 Census counted **607 people in 141 households**, the 48th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 607people (2011)
- 141households
- 57.8%literacy
- 832105PIN code

## Gerua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gerua is 832105.** Gerua falls in Boram sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832105
- Gram panchayatWota
- Community development blockBoram
- Census village code363317

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?

- Boram (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)19 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)119 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?

9 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Patmda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jala
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Mirzadih
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 5 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 15% of the 493 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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, 82 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gerua · ■ Boram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**99%

Use banking services ****77%**

**40%

Television ****35%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**16%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 · ■ Boram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**951

Working population ****49.4%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 48.4% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 148 (49%) · **■** Marginal 111 (37%)

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 Boram

- Hathiadih690 people
- Dangardih669 people
- Haludbani642 people
- Namsol620 people
- Potkadih595 people
- Telidih582 people
- Chimti573 people
- Joba573 people

[All 73 villages in Boram](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/boram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gerua?832105
- How far is Gerua from Jamshedpur?19 km by road
- What is the population of Gerua?607 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gerua in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Boram sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gerua?57.8% (Census 2011)