# Meripur Village, Mahanga, Cuttack (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Mahanga, Cuttack 

# Meripur

Meripur is a village in Mahanga sub-district of Cuttack district, Odisha, PIN code **754204**. The 2011 Census counted **567 people in 143 households**, the 122nd largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 567people (2011)
- 143households
- 86.1%literacy
- 754204PIN code

## Meripur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meripur is 754204.** Meripur falls in Mahanga sub-district, Cuttack district, Odisha.

- PIN code754204
- Gram panchayatMadhupur
- Community development blockMahanga
- Census village code399425

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

## How far is Meripur from nearby towns?

- Mahanga (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Cuttack (district HQ)50 km by road
- Cuttack (nearest town)30 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 Meripur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ganaraba
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kuanpal
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kathapada
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 Meripur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 73% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Meripur

Of every 100 households in Meripur in 2011, 36 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Meripur · ■ Mahanga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**76%

Tap water ****99%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**40%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****75%**

**48%

Television ****31%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**19%

Own their home ****95%**

**98%

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 Meripur?

■ Meripur · ■ Mahanga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**903

Working population ****35.3%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 79.1% for women. 59% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 180 (90%)

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 Mahanga

- Alijoda596 people
- Pandia596 people
- Parsurampur593 people
- Ghisuan571 people
- Srikrushnapur563 people
- Uttarsahi556 people
- Ramkrushnapur552 people
- Gaudpada538 people

[All 195 villages in Mahanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/cuttack/mahanga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meripur?754204
- How far is Meripur from Cuttack?50 km by road
- What is the population of Meripur?567 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meripur in?Cuttack district (Mahanga sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Meripur?86.1% (Census 2011)