# Merkhedi Village, Tarana, Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Tarana, Ujjain 

# Merkhedi

Merkhedi is a village in Tarana sub-district of Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **276 people in 55 households**, the 191st largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 276people (2011)
- 55households
- 42.7%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Merkhedi PIN code and other codes

Merkhedi falls in Tarana sub-district, Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockTarana
- Census village code471718

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?

- Tarana (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Ujjain (district HQ)80 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?

4 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shajapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shajapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ujjain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Merkhedi known for?

About 89% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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, 96 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Merkhedi · ■ Tarana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****40%**

**36%

Television ****11%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Tarana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.7%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**899

Working population ****55.8%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.2% for men and 25.9% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 73 (47%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 79 (51%)

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 Tarana

- Manasa288 people
- Gopali283 people
- Manpura283 people
- Gandhinagar278 people
- Ankhali269 people
- Tanda268 people
- Moyagaon235 people
- Bhatkhedi233 people

[All 209 villages in Tarana](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/tarana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Merkhedi from Ujjain?80 km by road
- What is the population of Merkhedi?276 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merkhedi in?Ujjain district (Tarana sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Merkhedi?42.7% (Census 2011)