Geographic Location of Gerua

The village Gerua is located in Meral (Pipra Kalan) C.D.Block of Garhwa District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Gerua Gram Panchayat. It comes under Meral (pipra Kalan) Community Development Block. The nearest town is Garhwa, which is about 15 kilometers away from Gerua.

Travel and Communication for Gerua

There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Gerua

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

Social Structure of Gerua

As per available data from the year 2009, 3998 persons live in 820 house holds in the village Gerua. There are 1922 female individuals and 2076 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.07% and males constitute 51.93% of the total population.

There are 427 scheduled castes persons of which 197 are females and 230 are males. Females constitute 46.14% and males constitute 53.86% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 10.68% of the total population.

There are 334 scheduled tribes persons of which 170 are females and 164 are males. Females constitute 50.9% and males constitute 49.1% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 8.35% of the total population.

Population density of Gerua is 678.77 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gerua

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Total area of Gerua is 589.01 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 486.99 ha. About 281.9 ha is un-irrigated area. About 205.09 ha is irrigated area. About 115 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 90.09 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 17.04 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 3.8 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 10.36 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 19.11 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 6.71 ha is culturable waste land. About 8.09 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 12.42 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Gerua

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Peska, which is less than 5 kms away from Gerua.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Gerua.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Gerua.

There is a government secondary school in the village Gerua.

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

Colleges in Gerua

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 Garhwa, which is more than 10 kms away from Gerua.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Gerua

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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Gerua

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

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Gerua.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Gerua.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Gerua.

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

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

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Gerua.

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

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

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