# Merdi Village, Murbad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Murbad, Thane 

# Merdi

Merdi is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **988 people in 192 households**, the 63rd largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 988people (2011)
- 192households
- 64.6%literacy
- 1,089females per 1,000 males

## Merdi PIN code and other codes

Merdi falls in Murbad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMurbad
- Census village code553207

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

## How far is Merdi from nearby towns?

- Murbad (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)100 km by road
- Kalyan (nearest town)87 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 Merdi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Merdi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khurad Ba.
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shivade
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Murbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Merdi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 8% of the 2,819 hectares of village land is sown, and 218 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 Merdi

Of every 100 households in Merdi in 2011, 52 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Merdi · ■ Murbad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**68%

Tap water ****60%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**24%

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

**12%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****56%**

**62%

Television ****11%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****68%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Merdi?

■ Merdi · ■ Murbad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954**

**954

Working population ****61.5%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 57.6% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 163 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 176 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (5%) · **■** Marginal 235 (39%)

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 Murbad

- Ambegaon1,020 people
- Kalanbhad1,017 people
- Potgaon1,013 people
- Dhargaon999 people
- Kalamkhande987 people
- Milhe985 people
- Manivali Kh.979 people
- Khateghar963 people

[All 206 villages in Murbad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Merdi from Thane?100 km by road
- What is the population of Merdi?988 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merdi in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Merdi?64.6% (Census 2011)