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About Gerukabari Village

Gerukabari is a mid sized village in Bijni tehsil, in the district of Bongaigaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,759, made up of 936 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 783390, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gerukabari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gerukabari village
Description Value
State Assam
District Bongaigaon
Tehsil Bijni
Pincode 783390
Area (hectares) 208.64 hectares
Population 1,759
Male Population 936
Female Population 823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gerukabari compares

By the 2011 count Gerukabari is the 61st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents. Its 208.64 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Gerukabari

Gerukabari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gerukabari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gerukabari from other places

Gerukabari lies about 14 km from Bongaigaon. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gerukabari
Tehsil headquarters Bijni 1.5 km
District headquarters Bongaigaon 14 km

Villages closest to Gerukabari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bijni tehsil.

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.

Common questions about Gerukabari

As per the Census of India 2011, Gerukabari village had a population of 1,759. That makes it the 61st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents.

Gerukabari village has 936 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gerukabari has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Gerukabari is 783390. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gerukabari covers 208.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gerukabari falls under Bijni tehsil of Bongaigaon district in Assam.

The census record for Gerukabari notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gerukabari.

Gerukabari is about 14 km from Bongaigaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gerukabari is in Bijni tehsil of Bongaigaon district. Bijni is about 1.5 km away. Bongaigaon is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijni Gaon (under 2 km), Kamargaon (5.8 km) and Kumargaon (5.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gerukabari today is likely to be higher.

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