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Gerua Population - Chatra, Jharkhand

Gerua is a large village located in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur(Hunterganj) Block of Chatra district, Jharkhand with total 467 families residing. The Gerua village has population of 2838 of which 1492 are males while 1346 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gerua village population of children with age 0-6 is 528 which makes up 18.60 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gerua village is 902 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Gerua as per census is 859, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Gerua village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Gerua village was 64.20 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Gerua Male literacy stands at 70.78 % while female literacy rate was 56.99 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Gerua village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Gerua village.

Gerua Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 467 - -
Population 2,838 1,492 1,346
Child (0-6) 528 284 244
Schedule Caste 759 373 386
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 64.20 % 70.78 % 56.99 %
Total Workers 1,069 649 420
Main Worker 397 - -
Marginal Worker 672 287 385

Caste Factor

Gerua village of Chatra has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.74 % of total population in Gerua village. The village Gerua currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Gerua village out of total population, 1069 were engaged in work activities. 37.14 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 62.86 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1069 workers engaged in Main Work, 141 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 178 were Agricultural labourer.