# Merha Village, Kasmar, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Kasmar, Bokaro 

# Merha

Merha is a village in Kasmar sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **372 people in 74 households**, the 57th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 372people (2011)
- 74households
- 57.7%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Merha PIN code and other codes

Merha falls in Kasmar sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatDurgapur
- Community development blockKasmar
- Census village code362513

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

## How far is Merha from nearby towns?

- Kasmar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)38 km by road
- Chas (nearest town)38 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 Merha?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Merha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kasmar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jainamor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chas
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Merha known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 43% of the 294 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Merha

Of every 100 households in Merha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Merha · ■ Kasmar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**65%

Use banking services ****18%**

**57%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

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

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Merha?

■ Merha · ■ Kasmar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1304**

**924

Working population ****53.5%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 41.9% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (5%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 180 (90%)

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 Kasmar

- Sonhar489 people
- Karkata Kalan471 people
- Pari420 people
- Khuta391 people
- Bhursatanr357 people
- Garea Kudar317 people
- Gomanjara301 people
- Dabhadih255 people

[All 68 villages in Kasmar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/kasmar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Merha from Bokaro?38 km by road
- What is the population of Merha?372 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merha in?Bokaro district (Kasmar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Merha?57.7% (Census 2011)