# Merh Village, Chainpur, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chainpur, Kaimur 

# Merh

Merh is a village in Chainpur sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,153 people in 335 households**, the 26th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 2,153people (2011)
- 335households
- 63.4%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Merh PIN code and other codes

Merh falls in Chainpur sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMerh
- Community development blockChainpur
- Census village code249793

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Merh from nearby towns?

- Chainpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)24 km by road
- Bhabua (nearest town)24 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Merh?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Merh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhabua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhabua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhabua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Merh known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Merh

Of every 100 households in Merh in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Merh · ■ Chainpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****24%**

**30%

Television ****16%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Merh?

■ Merh · ■ Chainpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**968

Working population ****41.6%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 53.1% for women. 48% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 320 (36%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (3%) · **■** Marginal 487 (54%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chainpur

- Kharigawan2,280 people
- Barhauna2,257 people
- Saraiya2,242 people
- Fakhrabad2,222 people
- Lodipur2,050 people
- Koindi1,995 people
- Parbatpur1,990 people
- Sherpur1,931 people

[All 177 villages in Chainpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/chainpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Merh from Bhabua?24 km by road
- What is the population of Merh?2,153 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merh in?Kaimur district (Chainpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Merh?63.4% (Census 2011)