# Merhiya Village, Musabani, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/musabani/merhiya/ Village · Musabani, Purbi Singhbhum # Merhiya Merhiya is a village in Musabani sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,519 people in 353 households**, the 15th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 1,519people (2011) - 353households - 63.9%literacy - 831002PIN code ## Merhiya PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Merhiya is 831002.** Merhiya falls in Musabani sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code831002 - Gram panchayatMerhiya - Community development blockMusabani - Census village code363930 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Merhiya from nearby towns? - Musabani (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Jamshedpur (district HQ)53 km by road - Jugsalai (nearest town)51 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 Merhiya? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Merhiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Surda - ○Degree college10+ km · Jamsedhpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghatsila - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Merhiya known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 81% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 206 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 Merhiya Of every 100 households in Merhiya in 2011, 95 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Merhiya · ■ Musabani rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **80% Toilet within the home ****27%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **95% Use banking services ****65%** **60% Television ****46%** **28% Mobile phone ****54%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****25%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****10%** **21% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Merhiya? ■ Merhiya · ■ Musabani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%** **61.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802** **976 Working population ****38.1%** **41.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.4% for men and 51.5% for women. 52% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 14 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (5%) · **■** Marginal 529 (91%) 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 Musabani - Royam1,612 people - Latiga1,584 people - Koilisuta1,534 people - Samaydi1,522 people - Tilabani1,440 people - Surda1,432 people - Shsoaspur1,403 people - Bikrampur Alias Mainjhariya1,381 people [All 43 villages in Musabani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/musabani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Merhiya?831002 - How far is Merhiya from Jamshedpur?53 km by road - What is the population of Merhiya?1,519 (Census 2011) - Which district is Merhiya in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Musabani sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Merhiya?63.9% (Census 2011)