# Meramgarah Village, Barkatha, Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/barkatha/meramgarah/ Village · Barkatha, Hazaribagh # Meramgarah Meramgarah is a village in Barkatha sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825323**. The 2011 Census counted **1,497 people in 231 households**, the 27th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%. - 1,497people (2011) - 231households - 52.9%literacy - 825323PIN code ## Meramgarah PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meramgarah is 825323.** Meramgarah falls in Barkatha sub-district, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand. - PIN code825323 - Gram panchayatKunharakhurd - Community development blockBarkatha - Census village code368306 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meramgarah from nearby towns? - Barkatha (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Hazaribagh (district HQ)56 km by road - Hazaribagh (nearest town)56 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 Meramgarah? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Meramgarah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barhi - ○Degree college10+ km · Barhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hazaribag - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Meramgarah known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 6% of the 363 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Meramgarah Of every 100 households in Meramgarah in 2011, 3 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Meramgarah · ■ Barkatha rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **35% Toilet within the home ****3%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **96% Tap water ****4%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****64%** **68% Television ****8%** **12% Mobile phone ****72%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****21%** **14% 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 Meramgarah? ■ Meramgarah · ■ Barkatha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%** **61.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **945 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071** **944 Working population ****26.1%** **38.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.6% for men and 38.1% for women. 49% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 333 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 27 (7%) · **■** Marginal 23 (6%) 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 Barkatha - Masipirhi1,799 people - Basaria1,733 people - Pesra1,662 people - Buchai Pathauria1,530 people - Basramo1,467 people - Berokhurd1,383 people - Banwari1,351 people - Madhuban1,337 people [All 83 villages in Barkatha](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/barkatha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meramgarah?825323 - How far is Meramgarah from Hazaribagh?56 km by road - What is the population of Meramgarah?1,497 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meramgarah in?Hazaribagh district (Barkatha sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Meramgarah?52.9% (Census 2011)