About Gerua Village

Gerua is a large village in Baganpara tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,294, made up of 1,191 males and 1,103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781344, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gerua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gerua village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Baksa
Tehsil	Baganpara
Pincode	781344
Area (hectares)	441 hectares
Population	2,294
Male Population	1,191
Female Population	1,103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gerua compares

By the 2011 count Gerua is the 11th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents. Its 441 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Gerua

Gerua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gerua as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dakhinkuchi, Dhamdhama, Dhekibhanga and Diapar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Gerua

As per the Census of India 2011, Gerua village had a population of 2,294. That makes it the 11th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents.

Gerua village has 1,191 males and 1,103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gerua has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Gerua is 781344. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gerua covers 441 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gerua falls under Baganpara tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The census record for Gerua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gerua.

Gerua is in Baganpara tehsil of Baksa district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.