# Gera Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/gera/ Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur # Gera Gera is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144214**. The 2011 Census counted **2,888 people in 550 households**, the 11th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 2,888people (2011) - 550households - 82.5%literacy - 144214PIN code ## Gera PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gera is 144214.** Gera falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144214 - Gram panchayatGera - Community development blockHazipur - Census village code031262 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gera from nearby towns? - Mukerian (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)67 km by road - Mukerian (nearest town)14 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 Gera? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Gera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Mukerian - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mukerian - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Gera known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 85% of the 384 hectares of village land is sown, and 262 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 Gera Of every 100 households in Gera in 2011, 98 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Gera · ■ Mukerian rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****40%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **56% Tap water ****20%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%** **44% Use banking services ****93%** **84% Television ****85%** **83% Mobile phone ****73%** **73% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****48%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **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 Gera? ■ Gera · ■ Mukerian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887** **851 Working population ****27.1%** **27.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.6% for men and 78.3% for women. 50% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 198 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (12%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 462 (59%) · **■** Marginal 16 (2%) 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 Mukerian - Harse Mansar3,307 people - Nangal Bihalan3,300 people - Mehtabpur3,151 people - Sariana2,967 people - Bhabnaur2,627 people - Tanda Ram Sahai2,478 people - Beh Jagan2,341 people - Noshehra2,172 people [All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gera?144214 - How far is Gera from Hoshiarpur?67 km by road - What is the population of Gera?2,888 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gera in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gera?82.5% (Census 2011)