# Meriyan Village, Wozhuro, Wokha (Nagaland) – PIN Code

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Village · Wozhuro, Wokha 

# Meriyan

Meriyan is a village in Wozhuro sub-district of Wokha district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **268 people in 85 households**, the 9th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.6%.

- 268people (2011)
- 85households
- 98.9%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Meriyan PIN code and other codes

Meriyan falls in Wozhuro sub-district, Wokha district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockWozhuro-Ralan
- Census village code267511

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

## How far is Meriyan from nearby towns?

- Wozhuro (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Wokha (district HQ)42 km by road
- Wokha (nearest town)42 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 Meriyan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Wokha Town
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wokha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kohima
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Meriyan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pineapple and orange**. Products made here include bamboo basket, wood carving and bamboo products. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Meriyan

Of every 100 households in Meriyan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meriyan · ■ Wozhuro rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**37%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

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

**2%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**9%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****75%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Meriyan?

■ Meriyan · ■ Wozhuro rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.9%**

**89.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**977

Working population ****61.9%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.3% for men and 98.5% for women. 58% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 142 (86%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 20 (12%)

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 Wozhuro

- Wozhuro Hq575 people
- N.Longchum334 people
- Totsu296 people
- Yankeli282 people
- L. Yanthung166 people

[All 10 villages in Wozhuro](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/wokha/wozhuro/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Meriyan from Wokha?42 km by road
- What is the population of Meriyan?268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meriyan in?Wokha district (Wozhuro sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Meriyan?98.9% (Census 2011)