About Geruara Village

Geruara is a mid sized village in Patamda tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,582, made up of 787 males and 795 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 498 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Geruara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Geruara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Patamda
Pincode	832105
Area (hectares)	498 hectares
Population	1,582
Male Population	787
Female Population	795
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Geruara compares

By the 2011 count Geruara is the 15th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 987 residents. Its 498 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Geruara

Geruara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Geruara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Geruara from other places

Geruara lies about 48 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Salgajhari, about 11 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 Geruara
Nearest town	Mango	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Salgajhari	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patamda	15 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	48 km

Villages closest to Geruara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Geruara village had a population of 1,582. That makes it the 15th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 987 residents.

Geruara village has 787 males and 795 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Geruara has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Geruara is 832105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Geruara covers 498 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Geruara falls under Patamda tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Geruara is Salgajhari, about 11 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 village for Geruara.

Geruara is about 48 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Geruara is in Patamda tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Mango is about 4.9 km away. Salgajhari is about 11 km away. Patamda is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.