Gerua Population, Caste, Working Data Purnia, Bihar - Census 2011

Gerua is a village situated in Amour block of Purnia district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,186 families residing in the village Gerua. The total population of Gerua is 5,742 out of which 2,979 are males and 2,763 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gerua is 927.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gerua village is 1325 which is 23% of the total population. There are 686 male children and 639 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gerua is 931 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (927) of Gerua village.

Population
5,742
Families
1,186
Literacy
40.55%
Sex Ratio
927

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gerua is 40.5%. Thus Gerua village has lower literacy rate compared to 40.8% of Purnia district. The male literacy rate is 47.8% and the female literacy rate is 32.72% 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 1,325 686 639
Literacy 40.55% 47.8% 32.72%
Scheduled Caste 89 38 51
Scheduled Tribe 251 131 120
Illiterate 3,951 1,883 2,068

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.4% of total population in Gerua village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gerua village out of total population, 2,114 were engaged in work activities. 50% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,114 workers engaged in Main Work, 350 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 627 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,058 925 133
Cultivators 350 330 20
Agriculture Labourer 627 532 95
Household Industries 11 8 3
Other Workers 70 55 15
Marginal Workers 1,056 501 555
Non Working 3,628 1,553 2,075

Nearby Villages to Gerua,

Below are the list of villages near Gerua village in Amour.

Village Population
Baghua Kola 55
Kharhia 2,183
Araria 3,068
Dharia Karanpur 775
Rathour 4,480
Bhawanipur 3,084
Dolmalpur 4,939
Majhua 1,075
Halalpur 210
Karia 1,593

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