# Merkhedi Village, Tonk Khurd, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Tonk Khurd, Dewas 

# Merkhedi

Merkhedi is a village in Tonk Khurd sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **773 people in 164 households**, the 58th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 773people (2011)
- 164households
- 54.8%literacy
- 1,040females per 1,000 males

## Merkhedi PIN code and other codes

Merkhedi falls in Tonk Khurd sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockTonk Khurd
- Census village code473265

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

## How far is Merkhedi from nearby towns?

- Tonk Khurd (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)14 km by road
- Tonk Khurd (nearest town)14 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 Merkhedi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Merkhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tonk Khurd
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dewas
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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 Merkhedi known for?

About 75% of the 404 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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 Merkhedi

Of every 100 households in Merkhedi in 2011, 83 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Merkhedi · ■ Tonk Khurd rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**13%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****28%**

**46%

Television ****2%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**22%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****52%**

**30%

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 Merkhedi?

■ Merkhedi · ■ Tonk Khurd rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**912

Working population ****62.7%**

**52.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 40.8% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 220 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 243 (50%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Tonk Khurd

- Kallukhedi840 people
- Vijayagharmurmya827 people
- Jasmya804 people
- Ranayalgadri804 people
- Samgi761 people
- Rehtiya721 people
- Agri713 people
- Nanukhedi713 people

[All 111 villages in Tonk Khurd](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/tonk-khurd/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Merkhedi from Dewas?14 km by road
- What is the population of Merkhedi?773 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merkhedi in?Dewas district (Tonk Khurd sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Merkhedi?54.8% (Census 2011)