# Merya Khedi Kalan Village, Chachaura, Guna (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/guna/chachaura/merya-khedi-kalan/ Village · Chachaura, Guna # Merya Khedi Kalan Merya Khedi Kalan is a village in Chachaura sub-district of Guna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **553 people in 114 households**, the 74th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%. - 553people (2011) - 114households - 56.8%literacy - 968females per 1,000 males ## Merya Khedi Kalan PIN code and other codes Merya Khedi Kalan falls in Chachaura sub-district, Guna district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockChachaura - Census village code499950 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Merya Khedi Kalan from nearby towns? - Chachaura (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Guna (district HQ)70 km by road - Chachaura-Binaganj (nearest town)29 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 Merya Khedi Kalan? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Merya Khedi Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Binaganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Chachaura Binagang - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raghogarh - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)6 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 Merya Khedi Kalan known for? About 81% of the 214 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Merya Khedi Kalan Of every 100 households in Merya Khedi Kalan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Merya Khedi Kalan · ■ Chachaura rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **46% Toilet within the home ****5%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **95% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****14%** **20% Television ****29%** **21% Mobile phone ****44%** **40% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****36%** **46% Own their home ****97%** **99% 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 Merya Khedi Kalan? ■ Merya Khedi Kalan · ■ Chachaura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.8%** **55.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913** **898 Working population ****43.0%** **53.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.1% for men and 42.2% for women. 52% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 49 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 180 (76%) 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 Chachaura - Maloni592 people - Lakhori590 people - Umarya Khurd589 people - Jaysinghpura569 people - Kirwada538 people - Ramsinghpura Khurd527 people - Gunjari521 people - Magron509 people [All 150 villages in Chachaura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/guna/chachaura/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Merya Khedi Kalan from Guna?70 km by road - What is the population of Merya Khedi Kalan?553 (Census 2011) - Which district is Merya Khedi Kalan in?Guna district (Chachaura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Merya Khedi Kalan?56.8% (Census 2011)