Village · Jamua, Giridih
# Merkhogundi Kalan

Merkhogundi Kalan is a village in Jamua sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code 815318. The 2011 Census counted 518 people in 80 households, the 187th largest of 305 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.
- 518 people (2011)
- 80 households
- 77.4% literacy
- 815318 PIN code

## Merkhogundi Kalan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Merkhogundi Kalan is 815318. Merkhogundi Kalan falls in Jamua sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 815318
- Gram panchayat Balgo
- Community development block Jamua
- Census village code 351358

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Merkhogundi Kalan from nearby towns?
- Jamua (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ) 23 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town) 23 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Merkhogundi Kalan?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mirzaganj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mirzaganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Giridih
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Merkhogundi Kalan known for?

The main crops are rice. About 13% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Merkhogundi Kalan

Of every 100 households in Merkhogundi Kalan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Merkhogundi Kalan · ■ Jamua rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 6%
- Toilet within the home 6% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 94%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 36% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 72%
- Use banking services 90% 58%
- Television 7% 8%
- Mobile phone 87% 69%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 25% 17%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 1% 14%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Merkhogundi Kalan?

■ Merkhogundi Kalan · ■ Jamua rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.4% 64.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 904 941
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 923 940
- Working population 46.5% 42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 61.0% for women. 47% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 71 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 14 (6%) · ■ Marginal 152 (63%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jamua
- Ledwaradih 534 people
- Ganiadih Alias Tinmahua 526 people
- Padumtola 525 people
- Sakardiha 520 people
- Bahradih 514 people
- Nawaser 507 people
- Charghara Kisgo 503 people
- Nima Pahri 503 people

All 315 villages in Jamua

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Merkhogundi Kalan? 815318
- How far is Merkhogundi Kalan from Giridih? 23 km by road
- What is the population of Merkhogundi Kalan? 518 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merkhogundi Kalan in? Giridih district (Jamua sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Merkhogundi Kalan? 77.4% (Census 2011)

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