# Gerua, Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Gerua

Gerua is a village in [Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/) sub-district of [Uttar Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,818 people in 338 households**, the 52nd largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 1,818people (2011)
- 338households
- 33.0%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gerua

Of every 100 households in Gerua in 2011, 20 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gerua · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**51%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****12%**

**17%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Gerua?

■ Gerua · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.0%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034**

**958

Working population ****33.5%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.7% for men and 28.1% for women. 48% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 32 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 323 (53%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (10%) · **■** Marginal 185 (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 Goalpokhar - II

- Bara Shikarpur1,892 people
- Purbba Kamarshal1,855 people
- Chathol1,843 people
- Tarapur1,835 people
- Baragaon1,816 people
- Andharia1,788 people
- Sagarpur1,786 people
- Paschim Kamarshal1,779 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gerua?1,818 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gerua in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gerua?33.0% (Census 2011)