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About Gerki Village

Gerki is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,226, made up of 664 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares.

Gerki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gerki village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 1,226
Male Population 664
Female Population 562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gerki compares

By the 2011 count Gerki is the 58th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Gerki

Gerki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gerki as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Dubaili, Dumra, Ekhua and Gandbas. 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 Gerki

As per the Census of India 2011, Gerki village had a population of 1,226. That makes it the 58th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Gerki village has 664 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gerki has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Gerki covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gerki falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Gerki notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Gerki is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia 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 Gerki today is likely to be higher.

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