About Erua Village

Erua is a mid sized village in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 604, made up of 308 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Erua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Erua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Nilambar Pitambarpur
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	160 hectares
Population	604
Male Population	308
Female Population	296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Erua compares

By the 2011 count Erua is the 62nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 871 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Erua

Erua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Erua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Erua from other places

Erua lies about 27 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 8.3 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 Erua
Nearest railway station	Chegro	8.3 km
Nearest town	Gomoh	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nilambar Pitambarpur	27 km
District headquarters	Palamu	27 km

Villages closest to Erua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nilambar Pitambarpur 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 Erua

As per the Census of India 2011, Erua village had a population of 604. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 871 residents.

Erua village has 308 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Erua has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Erua is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Erua covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Erua falls under Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Erua is Chegro, about 8.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Erua.

Erua is about 27 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Erua is in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Chegro is about 8.3 km away. Gomoh is about 18 km away. Nilambar Pitambarpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.