# Gerahva Village, Nichlaul, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Nichlaul, Mahrajganj 

# Gerahva

Gerahva is a village in Nichlaul sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,456 people in 261 households**, the 133rd largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 1,456people (2011)
- 261households
- 33.8%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gerahva

Of every 100 households in Gerahva in 2011, 9 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gerahva · ■ Nichlaul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**81%

Tap water ****19%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****73%**

**84%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gerahva?

■ Gerahva · ■ Nichlaul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.8%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**921

Working population ****56.5%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.4% for men and 23.4% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 390 (47%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 324 (39%)

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 Nichlaul

- Majari1,544 people
- Rampur Khurd1,499 people
- Sidhave1,476 people
- Ardauna1,468 people
- Ganeshpur1,442 people
- Barohia1,431 people
- Naunia1,428 people
- Bhagwanpur1,426 people

[All 314 villages in Nichlaul](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/nichlaul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gerahva?1,456 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gerahva in?Mahrajganj district (Nichlaul sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gerahva?33.8% (Census 2011)