# Merkhedi Village, Hatod, Indore (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Hatod, Indore 

# Merkhedi

Merkhedi is a village in Hatod sub-district of Indore district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **466 people in 85 households**, the 54th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.2%.

- 466people (2011)
- 85households
- 67.3%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Merkhedi PIN code and other codes

Merkhedi falls in Hatod sub-district, Indore district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSawer
- Census village code476090

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?

- Hatod (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Indore (district HQ)23 km by road
- Hatod (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?

6 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palasiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Indore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Indore
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 89% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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, 100 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Merkhedi · ■ Hatod rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**87%

Use banking services ****35%**

**45%

Television ****58%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****52%**

**37%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 · ■ Hatod rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**68.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808**

**919

Working population ****35.4%**

**48.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 52.4% for women. 59% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (15%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (14%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Hatod

- Ajnoti569 people
- Paladi528 people
- Nogawan524 people
- Palasiya501 people
- Amba Khedi370 people
- Londiya Alias Mohammadpur281 people
- Badodiya277 people
- Pipalya Tafa241 people

[All 59 villages in Hatod](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/hatod/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Merkhedi from Indore?23 km by road
- What is the population of Merkhedi?466 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merkhedi in?Indore district (Hatod sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Merkhedi?67.3% (Census 2011)