# Merei Village, Paparahandi, Nabarangapur (Odisha) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/nabarangapur/paparahandi/merei/ Village · Paparahandi, Nabarangapur # Merei Merei is a village in Paparahandi sub-district of Nabarangapur district, Odisha, PIN code **764069**. The 2011 Census counted **2,896 people in 721 households**, the 4th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.1%. - 2,896people (2011) - 721households - 37.0%literacy - 764069PIN code ## Merei PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Merei is 764069.** Merei falls in Paparahandi sub-district, Nabarangapur district, Odisha. - PIN code764069 - Gram panchayatKantagam - Community development blockTentulikhunti - Census village code427727 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Merei from nearby towns? - Paparahandi (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Nabarangapur (district HQ)30 km by road - Nabarangapur (nearest town)40 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 Merei? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Merei; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khatiguda - ○Degree college10+ km · Nabarangpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambaguda - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 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 Merei known for? The main crops are **paddy, maida and ragi**. About 42% of the 1,751 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 Merei Of every 100 households in Merei in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Merei · ■ Paparahandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **5% Toilet within the home ****2%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****48%** **23% Television ****1%** **4% Mobile phone ****11%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****29%** **37% Own their home ****84%** **95% 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 Merei? ■ Merei · ■ Paparahandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****37.0%** **45.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016** **955 Working population ****61.2%** **51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.8% for men and 28.0% for women. 61% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 210 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 630 (36%) · **■** Household industry 39 (2%) · **■** Other work 50 (3%) · **■** Marginal 844 (48%) 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 Paparahandi - Nuakote6,363 people - Maidalpur3,893 people - Semla3,205 people - Gopiguda2,597 people - Gadabakatara2,591 people - Chandrapur2,557 people - Bhaspur2,343 people [All 68 villages in Paparahandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/nabarangapur/paparahandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Merei?764069 - How far is Merei from Nabarangapur?30 km by road - What is the population of Merei?2,896 (Census 2011) - Which district is Merei in?Nabarangapur district (Paparahandi sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Merei?37.0% (Census 2011)