# Merkee Village, Balod, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Balod, Durg 

# Merkee

Merkee is a village in Balod sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491226**. The 2011 Census counted **691 people in 143 households**, the 65th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 691people (2011)
- 143households
- 86.6%literacy
- 491226PIN code

## Merkee PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Merkee is 491226.** Merkee falls in Balod sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491226
- Gram panchayatOrma
- Community development blockSanjaribalod
- Census village code443160

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

## How far is Merkee from nearby towns?

- Balod (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)62 km by road
- Balod (nearest town)3 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 Merkee?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Merkee; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Baghmara
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Balod
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Balod
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Merkee known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 82% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 177 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 Merkee

Of every 100 households in Merkee in 2011, 97 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Merkee · ■ Balod rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**69%

Tap water ****80%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**97%

Use banking services ****81%**

**76%

Television ****51%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**18%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 Merkee?

■ Merkee · ■ Balod rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1378**

**990

Working population ****42.4%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 80.2% for women. 54% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (53%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Balod

- Sonhtara757 people
- Parreguda746 people
- Bhothali731 people
- Naga Dabri724 people
- Semhakona683 people
- Godri658 people
- Parsahi651 people
- Manaud613 people

[All 92 villages in Balod](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/balod/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Merkee?491226
- How far is Merkee from Durg?62 km by road
- What is the population of Merkee?691 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merkee in?Durg district (Balod sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Merkee?86.6% (Census 2011)