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About Gerua Village

Gerua is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 735, made up of 386 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gerua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gerua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 243 hectares
Population 735
Male Population 386
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gerua compares

By the 2011 count Gerua is the 57th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Gerua

Gerua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gerua as Available within 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 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 90 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Lalgarh Bihar Halt Railway Station, about 4.9 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
Nearest railway station Lalgarh Bihar Halt Railway Station 4.9 km
Nearest town Bishrāmpur 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratappur 22 km
District headquarters Chatra 90 km

Villages closest to Gerua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pratappur 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 735. That makes it the 57th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Gerua village has 386 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gerua has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Gerua is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gerua covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gerua falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gerua is Lalgarh Bihar Halt Railway Station, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Gerua is about 90 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gerua is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Lalgarh Bihar Halt Railway Station is about 4.9 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 7.8 km away. Pratappur 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 Jhanti (under 2 km), Bhandar (1.9 km) and Kundi (5.4 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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