# Merkuri Kalan Village, Daru, Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Daru, Hazaribagh 

# Merkuri Kalan

Merkuri Kalan is a village in Daru sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825402**. The 2011 Census counted **890 people in 179 households**, the 23rd largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 890people (2011)
- 179households
- 81.8%literacy
- 825402PIN code

## Merkuri Kalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Merkuri Kalan is 825402.** Merkuri Kalan falls in Daru sub-district, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825402
- Gram panchayatMerkuri Khurd
- Community development blockDaru
- Census village code368220

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

## How far is Merkuri Kalan from nearby towns?

- Daru (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hazaribagh (district HQ)20 km by road
- Hazaribagh (nearest town)20 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 Merkuri Kalan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jhumra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jhumra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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)6 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 Merkuri Kalan known for?

The main crops are **rice**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Merkuri Kalan

Of every 100 households in Merkuri Kalan in 2011, 20 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Merkuri Kalan · ■ Daru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**63%

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

**11%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**23%

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

**3%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****16%**

**71%

Television ****4%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 Merkuri Kalan?

■ Merkuri Kalan · ■ Daru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**919

Working population ****24.5%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 74.6% for women. 43% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 30 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 32 (15%) · **■** Marginal 150 (69%)

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 Daru

- Basobar964 people
- Pipcho957 people
- Jhumra941 people
- Ghaghra Khurd902 people
- Amli861 people
- Tilaiya852 people
- Basaria815 people
- Rachanga793 people

[All 53 villages in Daru](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/daru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Merkuri Kalan?825402
- How far is Merkuri Kalan from Hazaribagh?20 km by road
- What is the population of Merkuri Kalan?890 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merkuri Kalan in?Hazaribagh district (Daru sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Merkuri Kalan?81.8% (Census 2011)