About Gerda Village

Gerda is a mid sized village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,519, made up of 766 males and 753 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 654.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gerda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gerda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Bano
Pincode	835201
Area (hectares)	654.48 hectares
Population	1,519
Male Population	766
Female Population	753
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gerda compares

By the 2011 count Gerda is the 11th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 654.48 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Gerda

Gerda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gerda 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gerda from other places

Gerda lies about 53 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Parbatonia, about 5.9 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 Gerda
Nearest railway station	Parbatonia	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bano	21 km
Nearest town	Birmitrapur	25 km
District headquarters	Simdega	53 km

Villages closest to Gerda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gerda village had a population of 1,519. That makes it the 11th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Gerda village has 766 males and 753 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gerda has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Gerda is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gerda covers 654.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gerda falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gerda is Parbatonia, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Gerda.

Gerda is about 53 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gerda is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Parbatonia is about 5.9 km away. Bano is about 21 km away. Birmitrapur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.