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About Gerakhat Village

Gerakhat is a large village in Dalgaon tehsil, in the district of Darrang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,150, made up of 1,151 males and 999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.7 hectares hectares.

Gerakhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gerakhat village
Description Value
State Assam
District Darrang
Tehsil Dalgaon
Area (hectares) 263.7 hectares
Population 2,150
Male Population 1,151
Female Population 999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gerakhat compares

By the 2011 count Gerakhat is the 97th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,983 residents. Its 263.7 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Gerakhat

Gerakhat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gerakhat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ganakar Mati, Garapari Chapori, Garogaon and Gelaidingi. 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.

Common questions about Gerakhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Gerakhat village had a population of 2,150. That makes it the 97th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,983 residents.

Gerakhat village has 1,151 males and 999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gerakhat has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Gerakhat covers 263.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gerakhat falls under Dalgaon tehsil of Darrang district in Assam.

The census record for Gerakhat 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 km distance for Gerakhat.

Gerakhat is in Dalgaon tehsil of Darrang 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.

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

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