# Merchamer Village, Pattan, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/pattan/merchamer/ Village · Pattan, Baramula # Merchamer Merchamer is a village in Pattan sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193121**. The 2011 Census counted **497 people in 81 households**, the 88th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%. - 497people (2011) - 81households - 53.8%literacy - 193121PIN code ## Merchamer PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Merchamer is 193121.** Merchamer falls in Pattan sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193121 - Gram panchayatBonichokal - Community development blockSinghpora - Census village code002364 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Merchamer from nearby towns? - Pattan (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Baramulla (district HQ)37 km by road - Pattan (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 Merchamer? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Merchamer; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mirgund - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pattan - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pattan - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 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 Merchamer known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include carpet. About 59% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Merchamer Of every 100 households in Merchamer in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Merchamer · ■ Pattan rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **96% Toilet within the home ****92%** **83% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **13% Tap water ****54%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **90% Use banking services ****57%** **59% Television ****43%** **53% Mobile phone ****73%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****15%** **13% 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 Merchamer? ■ Merchamer · ■ Pattan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%** **59.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **787 Working population ****26.6%** **26.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.8% for men and 40.9% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 11 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 28 (21%) · **■** Marginal 86 (65%) 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 Pattan - Dilshad Pora544 people - Rawan Pora530 people - Gadwani512 people - Baba Khi Pora499 people - Ochli Pora390 people - Behram Pora Kun Gandara355 people - Gundari Pora274 people - Harhand Pora271 people [All 95 villages in Pattan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/pattan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Merchamer?193121 - How far is Merchamer from Baramulla?37 km by road - What is the population of Merchamer?497 (Census 2011) - Which district is Merchamer in?Baramula district (Pattan sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Merchamer?53.8% (Census 2011)