Village · Niwali, Barwani # Merkhedi Merkhedi is a village in Niwali sub-district of Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,343 people in 209 households, the 36th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 44.4%. - 1,343 people (2011) - 209 households - 42.3% literacy - 1,047 females per 1,000 males ## Merkhedi PIN code and other codes Merkhedi falls in Niwali sub-district, Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Niwali - Census village code 478542 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Merkhedi from nearby towns? - Niwali (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Barwani (district HQ) 90 km by road - Sendhwa (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Merkhedi? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Merkhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sendhawa - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Sendhwa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Niwali - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Merkhedi known for? About 71% of the 479 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Merkhedi Of every 100 households in Merkhedi in 2011, 72 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Merkhedi · ■ Niwali rural average - Electricity for lighting 72% 77% - Toilet within the home 40% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 59% 89% - Tap water 2% 8% - Drinking water within premises 8% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 94% - Use banking services 13% 30% - Television 2% 8% - Mobile phone 15% 19% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 44% 66% - Own their home 96% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Merkhedi? ■ Merkhedi · ■ Niwali rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 42.3% 44.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1047 1008 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1117 967 - Working population 52.0% 49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 49.7% for men and 35.2% for women. 54% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 533 (76%) · ■ Farm labourers 112 (16%) · ■ Other work 42 (6%) · ■ Marginal 11 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Niwali - Jamanya 1,426 people - Nanijhari 1,398 people - Talab 1,395 people - Khadakivan 1,348 people - Jamaniya 1,316 people - Sekatmuhali 1,281 people - Jhakar 1,161 people - Mansur 1,158 people All 79 villages in Niwali ## Quick answers - How far is Merkhedi from Barwani? 90 km by road - What is the population of Merkhedi? 1,343 (Census 2011) - Which district is Merkhedi in? Barwani district (Niwali sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Merkhedi? 42.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/barwani/niwali/merkhedi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.