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About Gerua Village

Gerua is one of the larger villages in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,742, made up of 2,979 males and 2,763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gerua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gerua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 490 hectares
Population 5,742
Male Population 2,979
Female Population 2,763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gerua compares

By the 2011 count Gerua is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 490 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

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

How far is Gerua from other places

Gerua lies about 33 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 17 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 Gerua
Tehsil headquarters Amour 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 17 km
Nearest town Kasba 22 km
District headquarters Purnia 33 km

Villages closest to Gerua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gerua village had a population of 5,742. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Gerua village has 2,979 males and 2,763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gerua has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Gerua is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gerua covers 490 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gerua falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gerua is Jalalgarh, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Gerua is about 33 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gerua is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 5.2 km away. Jalalgarh is about 17 km away. Kasba is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawanipur (under 2 km), Araria (under 2 km) and Kharhia (under 2 km).

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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