# Gerapokhar Village, Udhwa, Sahibganj (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Udhwa, Sahibganj 

# Gerapokhar

Gerapokhar is a village in Udhwa sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816101**. The 2011 Census counted **158 people in 27 households**, the 69th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.4%.

- 158people (2011)
- 27households
- 43.4%literacy
- 816101PIN code

## Gerapokhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gerapokhar is 816101.** Gerapokhar falls in Udhwa sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816101
- Gram panchayatAtapur
- Community development blockUdhwa
- Census village code359293

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

## How far is Gerapokhar from nearby towns?

- Rajmahal (district HQ)25 km by road
- Rajmahal (nearest town)25 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 Gerapokhar?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Gerapokhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajmahal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajmahal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sahebganj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes 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 Gerapokhar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 81% of the 134 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 Gerapokhar

Of every 100 households in Gerapokhar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gerapokhar · ■ Udhwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Tap water ****11%**

**0%

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

**21%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****11%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**35%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gerapokhar?

■ Gerapokhar · ■ Udhwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.4%**

**47.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**952

Working population ****48.7%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 36.4% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 66 (86%) · **■** Marginal 11 (14%)

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 Udhwa

- Lakhijol221 people
- Simaljuria201 people
- Kanakhondi170 people
- Chamudanga162 people
- Banghikund156 people
- Daharlangi138 people
- Ghurucharanpur136 people
- Amanat Sarkar131 people

[All 128 villages in Udhwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/udhwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gerapokhar?816101
- How far is Gerapokhar from Rajmahal?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gerapokhar?158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gerapokhar in?Sahibganj district (Udhwa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gerapokhar?43.4% (Census 2011)