# Merghara Village, Dharamgarh, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/dharamgarh/merghara/ Village · Dharamgarh, Kalahandi # Merghara Merghara is a village in Dharamgarh sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766015**. The 2011 Census counted **1,135 people in 282 households**, the 42nd largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%. - 1,135people (2011) - 282households - 64.0%literacy - 766015PIN code ## Merghara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Merghara is 766015.** Merghara falls in Dharamgarh sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha. - PIN code766015 - Gram panchayatBrahamanchhendia - Community development blockDharamgarh - Census village code423946 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Merghara from nearby towns? - Dharamgarh (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Bhawanipatna (district HQ)51 km by road - Junagarh (nearest town)5 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 Merghara? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Merghara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dharamgarh - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dharamgarh - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Dharamgarh - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 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 Merghara known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 390 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 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 Merghara Of every 100 households in Merghara in 2011, 26 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Merghara · ■ Dharamgarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****26%** **22% Toilet within the home ****18%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **90% Tap water ****16%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **94% Use banking services ****25%** **20% Television ****22%** **14% Mobile phone ****27%** **24% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **28% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Merghara? ■ Merghara · ■ Dharamgarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%** **57.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969** **936 Working population ****38.4%** **49.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.0% for men and 49.8% for women. 53% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 84 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (35%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 92 (21%) · **■** Marginal 100 (23%) 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 Dharamgarh - Gataguda1,180 people - Khutuluguda1,180 people - Mukhiguda1,167 people - Khanatara1,161 people - Pipala1,109 people - Dabripadar1,084 people - Rainguda1,054 people - Semla1,051 people [All 62 villages in Dharamgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/dharamgarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Merghara?766015 - How far is Merghara from Bhawanipatna?51 km by road - What is the population of Merghara?1,135 (Census 2011) - Which district is Merghara in?Kalahandi district (Dharamgarh sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Merghara?64.0% (Census 2011)