# Merhwan Village, Karai Parsurai, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Karai Parsurai, Nalanda 

# Merhwan

Merhwan is a village in Karai Parsurai sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,601 people in 260 households**, the 15th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 1,601people (2011)
- 260households
- 46.8%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Merhwan PIN code and other codes

Merhwan falls in Karai Parsurai sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMakhdumpur
- Community development blockKarai Parsurai
- Census village code244146

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

## How far is Merhwan from nearby towns?

- Karai Parsurai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)45 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)15 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 Merhwan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Merhwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Methwa
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hilsa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Merhwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Merhwan

Of every 100 households in Merhwan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Merhwan · ■ Karai Parsurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**40%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****13%**

**46%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****54%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Merhwan?

■ Merhwan · ■ Karai Parsurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.8%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**950

Working population ****50.7%**

**42.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 30.6% for women. 50% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 139 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 290 (36%) · **■** Household industry 31 (4%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 336 (41%)

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 Karai Parsurai

- Binsa2,269 people
- Pakri2,118 people
- Niria2,009 people
- Hunrari1,747 people
- Abupur1,556 people
- Chhitar Bigha1,448 people
- Kamarthu1,356 people
- Khokhna1,345 people

[All 45 villages in Karai Parsurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/karai-parsurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Merhwan from Biharsharif?45 km by road
- What is the population of Merhwan?1,601 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merhwan in?Nalanda district (Karai Parsurai sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Merhwan?46.8% (Census 2011)