# Gherasurgad Village, Roha, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Roha, Raigarh 

# Gherasurgad

Gherasurgad is a village in Roha sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **168 people in 42 households**, the 160th largest of 167 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 168people (2011)
- 42households
- 84.6%literacy
- 867females per 1,000 males

## Gherasurgad PIN code and other codes

Gherasurgad falls in Roha sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockRoha
- Census village code554374

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

## How far is Gherasurgad from nearby towns?

- Roha Ashtami (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)56 km by road
- Roha Ashtami (nearest town)17 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 Gherasurgad?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gherasurgad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kolad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Roha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagothane
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 21 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 Gherasurgad known for?

About 3% of the 567 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Gherasurgad

Of every 100 households in Gherasurgad in 2011, 90 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gherasurgad · ■ Roha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**28%

Tap water ****49%**

**55%

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

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**64%

Use banking services ****73%**

**52%

Television ****39%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**86%

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 Gherasurgad?

■ Gherasurgad · ■ Roha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**939

Working population ****37.5%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 75.0% for women. 52% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 18 (29%) · **■** Marginal 45 (71%)

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 Roha

- Barshet188 people
- Jadhavwadi188 people
- Wazaroli179 people
- Madhali Kh.175 people
- Gaichol152 people
- Ashtami146 people
- Shiloshi127 people
- Kelghar107 people

[All 167 villages in Roha](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/roha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gherasurgad from Alibag?56 km by road
- What is the population of Gherasurgad?168 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gherasurgad in?Raigarh district (Roha sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gherasurgad?84.6% (Census 2011)