# Merapani Village, Bhandari, Wokha (Nagaland) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhandari, Wokha 

# Merapani

Merapani is a village in Bhandari sub-district of Wokha district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **1,567 people in 339 households**, the 2nd largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 1,567people (2011)
- 339households
- 87.5%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Merapani PIN code and other codes

Merapani falls in Bhandari sub-district, Wokha district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockBhandari
- Census village code267432

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

## How far is Merapani from nearby towns?

- Bhandari (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Wokha (district HQ)67 km by road
- Wokha (nearest town)67 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 Merapani?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Merapani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Wokha Town
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wokha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kohima
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Merapani known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ginger and oil-seeds**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Merapani

Of every 100 households in Merapani in 2011, 66 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Merapani · ■ Bhandari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**33%

Tap water ****45%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****35%**

**33%

Television ****32%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****21%**

**25%

Own their home ****64%**

**87%

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 Merapani?

■ Merapani · ■ Bhandari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1183**

**932

Working population ****69.9%**

**60.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 84.2% for women. 70% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 222 (20%) · **■** Marginal 750 (68%)

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 Bhandari

- Bhandari Hq6,482 people
- Yimpang1,400 people
- Yanmhon742 people
- Liphi679 people
- Renthanyan467 people

[All 31 villages in Bhandari](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/wokha/bhandari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Merapani from Wokha?67 km by road
- What is the population of Merapani?1,567 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merapani in?Wokha district (Bhandari sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Merapani?87.5% (Census 2011)