# Meranas Village, Tentulikhunti, Nabarangapur (Odisha)

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Village · Tentulikhunti, Nabarangapur 

# Meranas

Meranas is a village in Tentulikhunti sub-district of Nabarangapur district, Odisha, PIN code **764078**. The 2011 Census counted **658 people in 183 households**, the 36th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 658people (2011)
- 183households
- 51.5%literacy
- 764078PIN code

## Meranas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meranas is 764078.** Meranas falls in Tentulikhunti sub-district, Nabarangapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code764078
- Gram panchayatDahana
- Community development blockNandahandi
- Census village code428015

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

## How far is Meranas from nearby towns?

- Tentulikhunti (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Nabarangapur (district HQ)26 km by road
- Nabarangapur (nearest town)18 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 Meranas?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Meranas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nandahandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nabarangpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 16 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 Meranas known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 223 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 Meranas

Of every 100 households in Meranas in 2011, 5 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Meranas · ■ Tentulikhunti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****24%**

**24%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**47%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Meranas?

■ Meranas · ■ Tentulikhunti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.5%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**1038

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**1024

Working population ****7.9%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 34.7% for women. 12% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 4 (8%) · **■** Other work 26 (50%) · **■** Marginal 22 (42%)

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 Tentulikhunti

- Digi819 people
- Dukhuguda789 people
- Umuri707 people
- Pitakumuli668 people
- Kusumi627 people
- Rasiaguda612 people
- Marali558 people
- Timanpur536 people

[All 50 villages in Tentulikhunti](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/nabarangapur/tentulikhunti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meranas?764078
- How far is Meranas from Nabarangapur?26 km by road
- What is the population of Meranas?658 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meranas in?Nabarangapur district (Tentulikhunti sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Meranas?51.5% (Census 2011)