# Merikote Village, Badagada, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/badagada/merikote/ Village · Badagada, Ganjam # Merikote Merikote is a village in Badagada sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761109**. The 2011 Census counted **928 people in 240 households**, the 40th largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%. - 928people (2011) - 240households - 40.7%literacy - 761109PIN code ## Merikote PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Merikote is 761109.** Merikote falls in Badagada sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha. - PIN code761109 - Gram panchayatMerikote - Community development blockSurada - Census village code410950 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Merikote from nearby towns? - Badagada (sub-district HQ)65 km by road - Chatrapur (district HQ)115 km by road - Brahmapur (nearest town)88 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 Merikote? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Merikote; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kendupadara - ○Degree college10+ km · Surada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Surada - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Merikote known for? The main crops are **paddy, pulses and vegetable**. About 34% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Merikote Of every 100 households in Merikote in 2011, 45 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Merikote · ■ Badagada rural average Electricity for lighting ****45%** **33% Toilet within the home ****3%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****8%** **40% Television ****0%** **11% Mobile phone ****10%** **30% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****82%** **46% Own their home ****97%** **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 Merikote? ■ Merikote · ■ Badagada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****40.7%** **57.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **917 Working population ****43.9%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 49.6% for men and 32.5% for women. 56% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 401 (99%) 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 Badagada - Gopalpur1,010 people - Sandhikendu1,001 people - Hinjalakuda956 people - Barikote943 people - Borada891 people - Bhetasingi857 people - Kusunagadia851 people - Usta824 people [All 282 villages in Badagada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/badagada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Merikote?761109 - How far is Merikote from Chatrapur?115 km by road - What is the population of Merikote?928 (Census 2011) - Which district is Merikote in?Ganjam district (Badagada sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Merikote?40.7% (Census 2011)