# Meromdega Village, Thethaitangar, Simdega (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/thethaitangar/meromdega/ Village · Thethaitangar, Simdega # Meromdega Meromdega is a village in Thethaitangar sub-district of Simdega district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835223**. The 2011 Census counted **3,304 people in 709 households**, the 6th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%. - 3,304people (2011) - 709households - 65.1%literacy - 835223PIN code ## Meromdega PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meromdega is 835223.** Meromdega falls in Thethaitangar sub-district, Simdega district, Jharkhand. - PIN code835223 - Gram panchayatMeromdega - Community development blockThethaitangar - Census village code376588 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meromdega from nearby towns? - Simdega (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Simdega (district HQ)7 km by road - Simdega (nearest town)7 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 Meromdega? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Meromdega; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Simdega - ○Degree college5–10 km · Simdega - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Meromdega known for? The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include cloth and broomsticks. About 22% of the 1,990 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Meromdega Of every 100 households in Meromdega in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Meromdega · ■ Thethaitangar rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **6% Toilet within the home ****1%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****32%** **37% Television ****1%** **3% Mobile phone ****14%** **18% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **16% Own their home ****99%** **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 Meromdega? ■ Meromdega · ■ Thethaitangar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%** **66.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007** **967 Working population ****40.5%** **49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.7% for men and 55.0% for women. 53% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 853 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (3%) · **■** Household industry 111 (8%) · **■** Other work 176 (13%) · **■** Marginal 154 (12%) 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 Thethaitangar - Kormia4,665 people - Ghutbahar4,427 people - Thethaitangar4,423 people - Konpala4,309 people - Jaram2,954 people - Taraboga2,463 people - Paikpara2,419 people - Tukupani Gurgurchuan2,398 people [All 61 villages in Thethaitangar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/thethaitangar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meromdega?835223 - How far is Meromdega from Simdega?7 km by road - What is the population of Meromdega?3,304 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meromdega in?Simdega district (Thethaitangar sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Meromdega?65.1% (Census 2011)