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

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Village · Tonk Khurd, Dewas 

# Merukhedi

Merukhedi is a village in Tonk Khurd sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **578 people in 120 households**, the 74th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 578people (2011)
- 120households
- 70.0%literacy
- 1,050females per 1,000 males

## Merukhedi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockTonk Khurd
- Census village code473255

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

## How far is Merukhedi from nearby towns?

- Tonk Khurd (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)46 km by road
- Maksi (nearest town)12 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 Merukhedi?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Merukhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kaytha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ujjain
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Merukhedi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, gram and wheat**. About 90% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Merukhedi

Of every 100 households in Merukhedi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Merukhedi · ■ Tonk Khurd rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**13%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****24%**

**46%

Television ****32%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Merukhedi?

■ Merukhedi · ■ Tonk Khurd rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**912

Working population ****56.7%**

**52.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 54.0% for women. 57% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 130 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (44%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 43 (13%)

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

- Ralamandal611 people
- Chandgarh604 people
- Kinduriya602 people
- Kamlapur578 people
- Pipliyakumar564 people
- Janoli Khurd559 people
- Ilaskhedi553 people
- Gharat Khedi546 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Merukhedi from Dewas?46 km by road
- What is the population of Merukhedi?578 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merukhedi in?Dewas district (Tonk Khurd sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Merukhedi?70.0% (Census 2011)