# Merdha Village, Mangalpur, Jajapur (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Mangalpur, Jajapur 

# Merdha

Merdha is a village in Mangalpur sub-district of Jajapur district, Odisha, PIN code **755039**. The 2011 Census counted **1,405 people in 337 households**, the 40th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 1,405people (2011)
- 337households
- 75.1%literacy
- 755039PIN code

## Merdha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Merdha is 755039.** Merdha falls in Mangalpur sub-district, Jajapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code755039
- Gram panchayatGopalpur
- Community development blockDasarathpur
- Census village code402125

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

## How far is Merdha from nearby towns?

- Mangalpur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Jajapur (district HQ)15 km by road
- Jajapur (nearest town)17 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 Merdha?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Merdha; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dasarathpur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kanikapada
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kanikapada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Merdha known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 44% of the 38 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Merdha

Of every 100 households in Merdha in 2011, 29 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Merdha · ■ Mangalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****15%**

**38%

Television ****14%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**33%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Merdha?

■ Merdha · ■ Mangalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**909

Working population ****26.2%**

**27.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 70.2% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (7%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 124 (34%) · **■** Marginal 150 (41%)

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 Mangalpur

- Mangal pur1,608 people
- Taranga Sagarpur1,590 people
- Biripata1,573 people
- Gopalpur1,470 people
- Nizampur1,398 people
- Khosalpur1,383 people
- Solpat1,373 people
- Sathibati1,358 people

[All 97 villages in Mangalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jajapur/mangalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Merdha?755039
- How far is Merdha from Jajapur?15 km by road
- What is the population of Merdha?1,405 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merdha in?Jajapur district (Mangalpur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Merdha?75.1% (Census 2011)