# Merha Village, Namkum, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Namkum, Ranchi 

# Merha

Merha is a village in Namkum sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835221**. The 2011 Census counted **60 people in 12 households**, the 91st largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 60people (2011)
- 12households
- 55.6%literacy
- 835221PIN code

## Merha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Merha is 835221.** Merha falls in Namkum sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835221
- Gram panchayatHurwa
- Community development blockNamkum
- Census village code373998

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

## How far is Merha from nearby towns?

- Ranchi (district HQ)20 km by road
- Ranchi (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 Merha?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Merha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Nischitpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tupudana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhurwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tupudana
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Merha known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include lah. About 52% of the 28 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Merha

Of every 100 households in Merha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Merha · ■ Namkum rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**17%

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

**10%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****27%**

**66%

Television ****7%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Merha?

■ Merha · ■ Namkum rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1143**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1000

Working population ****75.0%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 37.9% for women. 75% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 45 (100%)

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 Namkum

- Mariyatu203 people
- Siri185 people
- Banda153 people
- Harbul78 people
- Gobindpur25 people

[All 97 villages in Namkum](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/namkum/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Merha?835221
- How far is Merha from Ranchi?20 km by road
- What is the population of Merha?60 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merha in?Ranchi district (Namkum sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Merha?55.6% (Census 2011)