Gerua is a village in Amour mandal, Purnia district, Bihar, with a population of 5,742 across 1,186 households. The literacy rate stands at 31.2%. The village is located at coordinates 26.040°N, 87.969°E.
By population, Gerua ranks #6 of 163 villages in Amour mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gerua is a village of 5,742 people in 1,186 households (Census 2011) in Amour block, Purnia district, Bihar, the 6th-largest of 163 villages in Amour block. Literacy is 31%, 4 points below the block average of 35% and the sex ratio is 927 women per 1,000 men. It lies 126 km from the Purnia district centre, 4 km from Uttar Shahapur, the nearest town, 6 km from Tauheed railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854315, served by Baisi post office; the LGD village code is 223742. The nearest hospital or health centre is Chakulia Rural Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is Nourej prawen, and the village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 2,344 in 2026, down 59% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerua · this village | 5,742 | 31% | — |
| Gerua · Rafiganj | 1,207 | 39% | 0 km N |
| Gerua · Goalpokher - II | 1,818 | 26% | 0 km N |
| Bara Shikarpur · Goalpokher - II | 1,892 | 38% | 1.3 km S |
| Maliga0n · Goalpokher - II | 3,322 | 24% | 1.7 km N |
| Bhelagachhi · Pothia | 393 | 66% | 1.8 km SE |
| Ladhi · Goalpokher - II | 1,938 | 46% | 1.7 km W |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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