# Merho Village, Gande, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Gande, Giridih 

# Merho

Merho is a village in Gande sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815312**. The 2011 Census counted **408 people in 80 households**, the 159th largest of 266 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%.

- 408people (2011)
- 80households
- 63.1%literacy
- 815312PIN code

## Merho PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Merho is 815312.** Merho falls in Gande sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815312
- Gram panchayatDasdih
- Community development blockGande
- Census village code351807

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

## How far is Merho from nearby towns?

- Gande (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)27 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)27 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 Merho?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gande
- ○Degree college10+ km · Giridih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Giridih
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Merho known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 11% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Merho

Of every 100 households in Merho in 2011, 82 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Merho · ■ Gande rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**13%

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

**1%

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

**77%

Use banking services ****8%**

**43%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**16%

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 Merho?

■ Merho · ■ Gande rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**56.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**964

Working population ****34.3%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 40.6% for women. 52% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (9%) · **■** Other work 22 (16%) · **■** Marginal 102 (73%)

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 Gande

- Rampur418 people
- Nawadih414 people
- Joginiatanr412 people
- Charghara410 people
- Lalbhitia407 people
- Bhaspur406 people
- Mahthadih406 people
- Dharleto398 people

[All 274 villages in Gande](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/gande/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Merho?815312
- How far is Merho from Giridih?27 km by road
- What is the population of Merho?408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merho in?Giridih district (Gande sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Merho?63.1% (Census 2011)