# Merhi Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islampur, Nalanda 

# Merhi

Merhi is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,707 people in 254 households**, the 44th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 1,707people (2011)
- 254households
- 55.7%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Merhi PIN code and other codes

Merhi falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChandharia
- Community development blockIslampur
- Census village code244922

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

## How far is Merhi from nearby towns?

- Islampur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)47 km by road
- Islampur (nearest town)10 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 Merhi?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Merhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thekwaha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 8 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 Merhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 277 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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 Merhi

Of every 100 households in Merhi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Merhi · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

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

**19%

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

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**49%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****21%**

**46%

Television ****2%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**29%

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 Merhi?

■ Merhi · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**921

Working population ****38.9%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 40.8% for women. 41% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 233 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (20%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 88 (13%) · **■** Marginal 209 (31%)

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 Islampur

- Mobarakpur1,919 people
- Chaurawan1,842 people
- Akuri1,744 people
- Parsarai1,727 people
- Harseni1,616 people
- Daura1,509 people
- Maidi Khurd1,508 people
- Gangti1,504 people

[All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Merhi from Biharsharif?47 km by road
- What is the population of Merhi?1,707 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merhi in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Merhi?55.7% (Census 2011)