Gerra, Saraipali, Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Gerra


The village Gerra is located in Saraipali Tahsil of Mahasamund District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Gerra Gram Panchayat. It comes under Saraipali Community Development Block. The nearest town is Saraipali, which is about 25 kilometers away from Gerra.

Travel and Communication for Gerra


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Gerra


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

A brief summary of available data for Gerra 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 Gerra


As per available data from the year 2009, 722 persons live in 199 house holds in the village Gerra. There are 355 female individuals and 367 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.17% and males constitute 50.83% of the total population.

There are 83 scheduled castes persons of which 42 are females and 41 are males. Females constitute 50.6% and males constitute 49.4% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 11.5% of the total population.

There are 160 scheduled tribes persons of which 84 are females and 76 are males. Females constitute 52.5% and males constitute 47.5% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 22.16% of the total population.

Population density of Gerra is 664.83 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gerra


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Total area of Gerra is 108.6 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 72 ha. About 70 ha is un-irrigated area. About 2 ha is irrigated area. About 2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 19.69 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 8.28 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 0.07 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 1 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 5.26 ha is culturable waste land. About 2 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 0.3 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Gerra


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Saraipali, which is more than 10 kms away from Gerra.

There is a government primary school in the village Gerra.

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

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

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government senior secondary school in Balauda, which is 5-10 kms away from Gerra.

Colleges in Gerra


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

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Gerra


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Gerra


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Gerra.

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Gerra.

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

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Gerra.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Gerra or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a alternative medicine hospital with 1 doctors and 0 paramedical staff in the village Gerra.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Gerra.

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

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

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Gerra.

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

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