# Merraul Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Merraul

Merraul is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **802 people in 135 households**, the 127th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 802people (2011)
- 135households
- 70.7%literacy
- 844females per 1,000 males

## Merraul PIN code and other codes

Merraul falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatManwa
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216582

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

## How far is Merraul from nearby towns?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)51 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)9 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 Merraul?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Merraul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Merraul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Merraul

Of every 100 households in Merraul in 2011, 4 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Merraul · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**49%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**98%

Use banking services ****66%**

**36%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**24%

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 Merraul?

■ Merraul · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**957

Working population ****25.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 65.7% for women. 45% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 126 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (36%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%)

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 Narkatiaganj

- Chitamanpur871 people
- Barwa842 people
- Garurha837 people
- Sakraul815 people
- Terhi Kuia782 people
- Lediharwa778 people
- Tilokwa750 people
- Tarharwa727 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Merraul from Bettiah?51 km by road
- What is the population of Merraul?802 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merraul in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Merraul?70.7% (Census 2011)