# Merda Village, Telkoi, Kendujhar (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Telkoi, Kendujhar 

# Merda

Merda is a village in Telkoi sub-district of Kendujhar district, Odisha, PIN code **758076**. The 2011 Census counted **1,296 people in 279 households**, the 21st largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 1,296people (2011)
- 279households
- 75.2%literacy
- 758076PIN code

## Merda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Merda is 758076.** Merda falls in Telkoi sub-district, Kendujhar district, Odisha.

- PIN code758076
- Gram panchayatRaisuan
- Community development blockTelkoi
- Census village code386457

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

## How far is Merda from nearby towns?

- Telkoi (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Kendujhar (district HQ)108 km by road
- Kendujhar (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 Merda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Merda; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tempelei
- ○Degree college10+ km · Benamunda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 13 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 Merda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 26% of the 866 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 Merda

Of every 100 households in Merda in 2011, 4 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Merda · ■ Telkoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**5%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****66%**

**47%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Merda?

■ Merda · ■ Telkoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**967

Working population ****54.9%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 66.0% for women. 54% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (15%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (4%) · **■** Marginal 503 (71%)

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 Telkoi

- Saruali1,435 people
- Ranibeda1,352 people
- Kantalei1,305 people
- Tungurabahal1,299 people
- Kaliahata1,277 people
- Dandargouni1,267 people
- Saleikena1,250 people
- Jata1,248 people

[All 145 villages in Telkoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendujhar/telkoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Merda?758076
- How far is Merda from Kendujhar?108 km by road
- What is the population of Merda?1,296 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merda in?Kendujhar district (Telkoi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Merda?75.2% (Census 2011)