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About Gerua Village

Gerua is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,187, made up of 626 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gerua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gerua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 231211
Area (hectares) 350.2 hectares
Population 1,187
Male Population 626
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gerua compares

By the 2011 count Gerua is the 99th largest of the 368 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 350.2 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Gerua

Gerua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gerua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Garbar, Garbara Gokul, Garbara Raja and Garhawa. 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 Gerua

As per the Census of India 2011, Gerua village had a population of 1,187. That makes it the 99th largest of the 368 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Gerua village has 626 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gerua has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Gerua is 231211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gerua covers 350.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gerua falls under Lalganj tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Gerua notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Gerua.

Gerua is in Lalganj tehsil of Mirzapur 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 Gerua today is likely to be higher.

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