# Gerda Village, Bano, Simdega (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/bano/gerda/ Village · Bano, Simdega # Gerda Gerda is a village in Bano sub-district of Simdega district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,519 people in 295 households**, the 11th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%. - 1,519people (2011) - 295households - 51.6%literacy - 835201PIN code ## Gerda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gerda is 835201.** Gerda falls in Bano sub-district, Simdega district, Jharkhand. - PIN code835201 - Gram panchayatGanmer - Community development blockBano - Census village code376765 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gerda from nearby towns? - Bano (sub-district HQ)42 km by road - Simdega (district HQ)100 km by road - Simdega (nearest town)100 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 Gerda? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Gerda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bano - ○Degree college10+ km · Kolebira - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Gerda known for? The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include crockery, mat and bamboo basket. About 69% of the 654 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Gerda Of every 100 households in Gerda in 2011, 62 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gerda · ■ Bano rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **13% Toilet within the home ****4%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **96% Tap water ****2%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****18%** **44% Television ****5%** **4% Mobile phone ****19%** **17% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **23% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Gerda? ■ Gerda · ■ Bano rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.6%** **63.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829** **988 Working population ****49.4%** **51.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.0% for men and 40.4% for women. 53% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 439 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (9%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 226 (30%) 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 Bano - Paro1,686 people - Saubera1,666 people - Genmer1,563 people - Ramjal1,559 people - Semhatu1,489 people - Konsode1,471 people - Hatinghore1,367 people - Beroseta1,318 people [All 93 villages in Bano](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/bano/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gerda?835201 - How far is Gerda from Simdega?100 km by road - What is the population of Gerda?1,519 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gerda in?Simdega district (Bano sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Gerda?51.6% (Census 2011)