Gerua Population, Caste, Working Data Chatra, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Gerua is a village situated in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur block of Chatra district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 467 families residing in the village Gerua. The total population of Gerua is 2,838 out of which 1,492 are males and 1,346 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gerua is 902.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gerua village is 528 which is 19% of the total population. There are 284 male children and 244 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gerua is 859 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (902) of Gerua village.

Population
2,838
Families
467
Literacy
64.2%
Sex Ratio
902

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gerua is 64.2%. Thus Gerua village has higher literacy rate compared to 48.9% of Chatra district. The male literacy rate is 70.78% and the female literacy rate is 56.99% in Gerua village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gerua village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Gerua Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gerua village.

Total Male Female
Children 528 284 244
Literacy 64.2% 70.78% 56.99%
Scheduled Caste 759 373 386
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,355 637 718

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gerua village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gerua village out of total population, 1,069 were engaged in work activities. 37.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 62.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,069 workers engaged in Main Work, 141 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 178 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 397 362 35
Cultivators 141 129 12
Agriculture Labourer 178 161 17
Other Workers 78 72 6
Marginal Workers 672 287 385
Non Working 1,769 843 926

Nearby Villages to Gerua,

Below are the list of villages near Gerua village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur.

Village Population
Ekauna 1,108
Kusmahi 1,863
Karmahi 65
Jauwadohar 684
Phulwaria 55
Kharanti 1,533
Jabra 2,624
Salaiya 452
Banka 1,748
Sagasote 579

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