Gerki, Dagarua, Purnia, Bihar, India

Content updated on November 3, 2024.

Geographic Location of Gerki


The village Gerki is located in Dagarua C.D.Block of Purnia District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Ichalo Gram Panchayat. It comes under Dagarua Community Development Block. The nearest town is Purnia, which is about 18 kilometers away from Gerki.

Travel and Communication for Gerki


There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Gerki,
Purnia,
Bihar, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Gerki


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Gerki is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Gerki is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Gerki


As per available data from the year 2009, 1226 persons live in 251 house holds in the village Gerki. There are 562 female individuals and 664 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 45.84% and males constitute 54.16% of the total population.

There are 27 scheduled castes persons of which 13 are females and 14 are males. Females constitute 48.15% and males constitute 51.85% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 2.2% of the total population.

Population density of Gerki is 908.15 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gerki


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Total area of Gerki is 135 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 114.15 ha. About 89.15 ha is un-irrigated area. About 25 ha is irrigated area. About 10 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 15 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 8 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 8.85 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 4 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Gerki


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Dagarua, which is 5-10 kms away from Gerki.

There is a government primary school in the village Gerki.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Echalo, which is less than 5 kms away from Gerki.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Echalo, which is less than 5 kms away from Gerki.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Purnia East, which is more than 10 kms away from Gerki.

Colleges in Gerki


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Purinia, which is more than 10 kms away from Gerki.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Gerki.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Katihar, which is more than 10 kms away from Gerki.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Gerki.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Gerki.

Other Educational Facilities in Gerki


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Gerki.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Gerki.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Patna, which is more than 10 kms away from Gerki.

Healthcare Facilities in Gerki


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Gerki.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Gerki.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Gerki.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Gerki.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Gerki.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Gerki.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Gerki.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Gerki.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Gerki.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Gerki.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Gerki.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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