Gerua, Pratappur

Gerua (गेरुआ) is a village located in the Pratappur Subdivision of Chatra district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Pratappur block and comes under Ghordaur Gram Panchayat.

As on September 2025, the current population of Gerua is 907 out of which 476 are males and rest 431 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 905 females per 1000 males. There are around 147 teenagers in Gerua. It has literacy rate of 53% which means around 484 persons can read and write. Total 320 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 167 households in Gerua, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 360. The pincode of Gerua is 825404 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Pratappur SO Chatra
• Yadavnagar Branch Post office
• Barura Branch Post office
• Ghourdaud Branch Post office
• Gajwa Branch Post office

Schools

Gerua has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• U.High School Gerua
• Upgrade Primary School Harizan Tola, Gerua

Hospitals

Gerua has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Health Sub-Center Gorighat
• Health Sub-Center Medwadih
• Health Sub-Center Baniyadih
• Community Health Center Pratap Pur
• Health Sub-Center Nawadih