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About Gerua Village

Gerua is a mid sized village in Rangjuli tehsil, in the district of Goalpara, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,334, made up of 685 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.23 hectares hectares.

Gerua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gerua village
Description Value
State Assam
District Goalpara
Tehsil Rangjuli
Area (hectares) 297.23 hectares
Population 1,334
Male Population 685
Female Population 649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gerua compares

By the 2011 count Gerua is the 22nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 873 residents. Its 297.23 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

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 village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ganesh Pahar, Garopara, Garuchatka Pt I and Garuchatka Pt Ii. 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 Gerua

As per the Census of India 2011, Gerua village had a population of 1,334. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 873 residents.

Gerua village has 685 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gerua has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Gerua covers 297.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gerua falls under Rangjuli tehsil of Goalpara 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 village for Gerua.

Gerua is in Rangjuli tehsil of Goalpara 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 Gerua today is likely to be higher.

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