# Merabahal Village, Saintala, Balangir (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Saintala, Balangir 

# Merabahal

Merabahal is a village in Saintala sub-district of Balangir district, Odisha, PIN code **767026**. The 2011 Census counted **150 people in 38 households**, the 171st largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 150people (2011)
- 38households
- 52.8%literacy
- 767026PIN code

## Merabahal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Merabahal is 767026.** Merabahal falls in Saintala sub-district, Balangir district, Odisha.

- PIN code767026
- Gram panchayatTikarapada
- Community development blockSaintala
- Census village code421023

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

## How far is Merabahal from nearby towns?

- Saintala (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Balangir (district HQ)60 km by road
- Kantabanji (nearest town)34 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 Merabahal?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Merabahal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Deogaon
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhumabheta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Belpara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balangir
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Merabahal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and maize**. About 100% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Merabahal

Of every 100 households in Merabahal in 2011, 5 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Merabahal · ■ Saintala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**20%

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

**9%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****58%**

**28%

Television ****19%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**25%

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 Merabahal?

■ Merabahal · ■ Saintala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**951

Working population ****64.0%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 41.3% for women. 64% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 21 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (77%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%)

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 Saintala

- Amjharan181 people
- Nagphena178 people
- Gurlamal157 people
- Manumunda157 people
- Junanimal136 people
- DAngarpara131 people
- Dangarpara121 people
- Surda114 people

[All 189 villages in Saintala](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/balangir/saintala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Merabahal?767026
- How far is Merabahal from Balangir?60 km by road
- What is the population of Merabahal?150 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merabahal in?Balangir district (Saintala sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Merabahal?52.8% (Census 2011)