# Gerda Village, Patnagarh, Balangir (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Patnagarh, Balangir 

# Gerda

Gerda is a village in Patnagarh sub-district of Balangir district, Odisha, PIN code **767025**. The 2011 Census counted **1,244 people in 333 households**, the 28th largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 1,244people (2011)
- 333households
- 70.1%literacy
- 767025PIN code

## Gerda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gerda is 767025.** Gerda falls in Patnagarh sub-district, Balangir district, Odisha.

- PIN code767025
- Gram panchayatGerda
- Community development blockPatnagarh
- Census village code420554

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?

- Patnagarh (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Balangir (district HQ)57 km by road
- Patnagarh (nearest town)16 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?

13 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Ghasian
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ghasian
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patnagarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 **paddy and ground nuts**. 

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, 9 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gerda · ■ Patnagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**80%

Tap water ****16%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****6%**

**29%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 · ■ Patnagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1085**

**944

Working population ****37.1%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 56.2% for women. 55% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (8%) · **■** Household industry 36 (8%) · **■** Other work 60 (13%) · **■** Marginal 239 (52%)

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 Patnagarh

- Changria1,317 people
- Sialbandh1,299 people
- Bagmunda1,292 people
- Baghalabandh1,249 people
- Dhatuk1,234 people
- Ganjaudar1,203 people
- Rengali1,180 people
- Dhubalpara1,178 people

[All 190 villages in Patnagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/balangir/patnagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gerda?767025
- How far is Gerda from Balangir?57 km by road
- What is the population of Gerda?1,244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gerda in?Balangir district (Patnagarh sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Gerda?70.1% (Census 2011)