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About Gerua Village

Gerua is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,818, made up of 915 males and 903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gerua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gerua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733211
Area (hectares) 236.33 hectares
Population 1,818
Male Population 915
Female Population 903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 52nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 236.33 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

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 <5 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 14 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Tauheed, about 6.3 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 Gerua
Nearest railway station Tauheed 6.3 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 14 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 14 km

Villages closest to Gerua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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 1,818. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Gerua village has 915 males and 903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gerua has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Gerua is 733211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gerua covers 236.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gerua falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gerua is Tauheed, about 6.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gerua.

Gerua is about 14 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gerua is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Tauheed is about 6.3 km away. Kishanganj is about 7.4 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakalia (1.6 km), Ladhi (1.9 km) and Bhelagachhi (1.9 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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