# Meriya Village, Shergarh, Jodhpur (Rajasthan) – PIN Code

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Village · Shergarh, Jodhpur 

# Meriya

Meriya is a village in Shergarh sub-district of Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, PIN code **342023**. The 2011 Census counted **298 people in 56 households**, the 438th largest of 507 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 298people (2011)
- 56households
- 68.4%literacy
- 342023PIN code

## Meriya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meriya is 342023.** Meriya falls in Shergarh sub-district, Jodhpur district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code342023
- Community development blockBalesar
- Census village code085326

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

## How far is Meriya from nearby towns?

- Shergarh (sub-district HQ)68 km by road
- Jodhpur (district HQ)108 km by road
- Jodhpur (nearest town)108 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 Meriya?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Meriya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Deriya
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chamu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shergarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balesar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Meriya known for?

The main crops are **bajara, moth and guar**. About 17% of the 447 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 Meriya

Of every 100 households in Meriya in 2011, 77 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Meriya · ■ Shergarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**43%

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

**12%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**12%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****61%**

**58%

Television ****25%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Meriya?

■ Meriya · ■ Shergarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****552**

**903

Working population ****38.6%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 43.3% for women. 48% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (5%) · **■** Household industry 7 (6%) · **■** Other work 26 (23%) · **■** Marginal 36 (31%)

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 Shergarh

- Jetsar302 people
- Jhubar Ka Ray301 people
- Meghasar300 people
- Sultansingh Nagar300 people
- Roopnagar298 people
- Sirada298 people
- Tilan Nagar298 people
- Chhatargarh Hapa296 people

[All 507 villages in Shergarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/shergarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meriya?342023
- How far is Meriya from Jodhpur?108 km by road
- What is the population of Meriya?298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meriya in?Jodhpur district (Shergarh sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Meriya?68.4% (Census 2011)