# Merhkuri Village, Meskaur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Meskaur, Nawada 

# Merhkuri

Merhkuri is a village in Meskaur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar, PIN code **805122**. The 2011 Census counted **3,522 people in 589 households**, the 7th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 3,522people (2011)
- 589households
- 59.5%literacy
- 805122PIN code

## Merhkuri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Merhkuri is 805122.** Merhkuri falls in Meskaur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- PIN code805122
- Gram panchayatBiju Bigha
- Community development blockMeskaur
- Census village code258241

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

## How far is Merhkuri from nearby towns?

- Nawada (district HQ)32 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)12 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 Merhkuri?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Merhkuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Hisua
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Merhkuri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 355 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Merhkuri

Of every 100 households in Merhkuri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Merhkuri · ■ Meskaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**30%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**94%

Use banking services ****30%**

**29%

Television ****5%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Merhkuri?

■ Merhkuri · ■ Meskaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**968

Working population ****33.2%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 48.3% for women. 46% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 466 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (24%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 120 (10%) · **■** Marginal 275 (24%)

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 Meskaur

- Rasulpur4,011 people
- Meksaur3,896 people
- Bisiait3,633 people
- Biju Bigha3,558 people
- Saraye3,478 people
- Ankri Panre Bigha3,363 people
- Nadsena3,303 people
- Katghara2,954 people

[All 60 villages in Meskaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/meskaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Merhkuri?805122
- How far is Merhkuri from Nawada?32 km by road
- What is the population of Merhkuri?3,522 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merhkuri in?Nawada district (Meskaur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Merhkuri?59.5% (Census 2011)