About Gerki Village

Gerki is a large village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,269, made up of 1,710 males and 1,559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gerki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gerki village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Pincode	854311
Area (hectares)	442 hectares
Population	3,269
Male Population	1,710
Female Population	1,559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gerki compares

By the 2011 count Gerki is the 39th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 442 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Gerki

Gerki 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 Gerki as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gerki from other places

Gerki lies about 5.7 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 9.5 km away. 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 Gerki
District headquarters	Araria	5.7 km
Nearest town	Arāria	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jokihat	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Kusiargaon	9.5 km

Villages closest to Gerki

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

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Common questions about Gerki

As per the Census of India 2011, Gerki village had a population of 3,269. That makes it the 39th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Gerki village has 1,710 males and 1,559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gerki has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Gerki is 854311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gerki covers 442 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gerki falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gerki is Kusiargaon, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Gerki is about 5.7 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gerki is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Araria is about 5.7 km away. Arāria is about 5.7 km away. Jokihat is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.