# Merkuri Khurd Village, Daru, Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/daru/merkuri-khurd/ Village · Daru, Hazaribagh # Merkuri Khurd Merkuri Khurd is a village in Daru sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825402**. The 2011 Census counted **1,052 people in 192 households**, the 17th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 1,052people (2011) - 192households - 69.4%literacy - 825402PIN code ## Merkuri Khurd PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Merkuri Khurd is 825402.** Merkuri Khurd falls in Daru sub-district, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand. - PIN code825402 - Gram panchayatMerkuri Khurd - Community development blockDaru - Census village code368221 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Merkuri Khurd from nearby towns? - Daru (sub-district HQ)7 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 Khurd? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Merkuri Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jhumra - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Jhumra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hazaribagh - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 Khurd known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 42% of the 181 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Merkuri Khurd Of every 100 households in Merkuri Khurd in 2011, 76 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Merkuri Khurd · ■ Daru rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **63% Toilet within the home ****2%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **89% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **89% Use banking services ****87%** **71% Television ****44%** **29% Mobile phone ****96%** **68% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****0%** **14% Own their home ****98%** **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 Khurd? ■ Merkuri Khurd · ■ Daru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1138** **919 Working population ****34.3%** **37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.1% for men and 55.8% for women. 47% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 343 (95%) 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 - Peto1,263 people - Kabilasi1,218 people - Gari Saram1,174 people - Tatgawan1,145 people - Kanaudi979 people - Basobar964 people - Pipcho957 people - Jhumra941 people [All 53 villages in Daru](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/daru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Merkuri Khurd?825402 - How far is Merkuri Khurd from Hazaribagh?20 km by road - What is the population of Merkuri Khurd?1,052 (Census 2011) - Which district is Merkuri Khurd in?Hazaribagh district (Daru sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Merkuri Khurd?69.4% (Census 2011)