# Merle Village, Kuru, Lohardaga (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Kuru, Lohardaga 

# Merle

Merle is a village in Kuru sub-district of Lohardaga district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835302**. The 2011 Census counted **257 people in 63 households**, the 60th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 257people (2011)
- 63households
- 66.7%literacy
- 835302PIN code

## Merle PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Merle is 835302.** Merle falls in Kuru sub-district, Lohardaga district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835302
- Gram panchayatUrumuru
- Community development blockKuru
- Census village code363028

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

## How far is Merle from nearby towns?

- Kuru (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Lohardaga (district HQ)30 km by road
- Lohardaga (nearest town)30 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 Merle?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Merle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lohardaga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lohardaga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Merle known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 30% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Merle

Of every 100 households in Merle in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Merle · ■ Kuru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**89%

Tap water ****11%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****90%**

**47%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Merle?

■ Merle · ■ Kuru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1124**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**946

Working population ****49.0%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 60.0% for women. 52% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 120 (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 Kuru

- Rajrom319 people
- Jajgunda302 people
- Charra270 people
- Masiyatu264 people
- Banduwa248 people
- Khamhar248 people
- Rahe196 people
- Makra137 people

[All 65 villages in Kuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/lohardaga/kuru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Merle?835302
- How far is Merle from Lohardaga?30 km by road
- What is the population of Merle?257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merle in?Lohardaga district (Kuru sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Merle?66.7% (Census 2011)