# Merda Village, Baisinga, Mayurbhanj (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baisinga, Mayurbhanj 

# Merda

Merda is a village in Baisinga sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757052**. The 2011 Census counted **1,562 people in 353 households**, the 11th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 1,562people (2011)
- 353households
- 62.8%literacy
- 757052PIN code

## Merda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Merda is 757052.** Merda falls in Baisinga sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.

- PIN code757052
- Gram panchayatMerda
- Community development blockBetanati
- Census village code390256

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?

- Baisinga (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ)44 km by road
- Baripada (nearest town)43 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?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Merda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Baisinga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baisinga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baisinga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Merda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include leaf plates and grass mats. About 69% of the 231 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, 50 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Merda · ■ Baisinga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**79%

Use banking services ****78%**

**46%

Television ****23%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Baisinga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**964

Working population ****50.6%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 55.5% for women. 57% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (26%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 136 (17%) · **■** Marginal 388 (49%)

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 Baisinga

- Managobindapur1,813 people
- Raikama1,621 people
- Hatijhari1,581 people
- Balka1,573 people
- Nadpur1,419 people
- Kendua1,364 people
- Nachhipuria1,332 people
- Saitpur1,292 people

[All 205 villages in Baisinga](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/baisinga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Merda?757052
- How far is Merda from Baripada?44 km by road
- What is the population of Merda?1,562 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merda in?Mayurbhanj district (Baisinga sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Merda?62.8% (Census 2011)