# Meri Khera Village, Gangrar, Chittaurgarh (Rajasthan)

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Village · Gangrar, Chittaurgarh 

# Meri Khera

Meri Khera is a village in Gangrar sub-district of Chittaurgarh district, Rajasthan, PIN code **312901**. The 2011 Census counted **691 people in 159 households**, the 47th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%.

- 691people (2011)
- 159households
- 54.6%literacy
- 312901PIN code

## Meri Khera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meri Khera is 312901.** Meri Khera falls in Gangrar sub-district, Chittaurgarh district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code312901
- Community development blockGangrar
- Census village code100163

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

## How far is Meri Khera from nearby towns?

- Gangrar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chittaurgarh (district HQ)12 km by road
- Chittaurgarh (nearest town)12 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 Meri Khera?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gangrar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gangrar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gangrar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Meri Khera known for?

The main crops are **wheat, groundnut and jeera**. Products made here include ghee. About 60% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Meri Khera

Of every 100 households in Meri Khera in 2011, 94 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Meri Khera · ■ Gangrar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**89%

Tap water ****4%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**90%

Use banking services ****99%**

**74%

Television ****48%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**28%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**18%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Meri Khera?

■ Meri Khera · ■ Gangrar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%**

**54.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1073**

**948

Working population ****43.3%**

**53.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 39.4% for women. 57% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 133 (44%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%)

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 Gangrar

- Motliyas744 people
- Kojoonda721 people
- Rughnathpura706 people
- Jeewanayak Ka Khera701 people
- Dhunwaliya686 people
- Dadiya669 people
- Rooppura @ Mal Ka Khera664 people
- Raipuria656 people

[All 131 villages in Gangrar](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/chittaurgarh/gangrar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meri Khera?312901
- How far is Meri Khera from Chittaurgarh?12 km by road
- What is the population of Meri Khera?691 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meri Khera in?Chittaurgarh district (Gangrar sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Meri Khera?54.6% (Census 2011)
