# Merta, Nagaur (Rajasthan) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Nagaur, Rajasthan 

# Merta

Merta is a sub-district of Nagaur district, Rajasthan. At the 2011 Census it had **388,929 people**, 3 towns and 201 villages (197 inhabited). The largest village is Riyan Bari (11,523 people).

- 388,929people (2011)
- 201villages
- 3towns
- 61.8%literacy

## Population of Merta compared with Nagaur

■ Merta · ■ Nagaur district

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874**

**897

Working population ****45.5%**

**43.1%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Merta

Of every 100 households in Merta in 2011, 65 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Merta · ■ Nagaur district

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**64%

Tap water ****48%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**83%

Use banking services ****63%**

**62%

Television ****33%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**16%

Own their home ****95%**

**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).

## Towns in Merta

- Merta City46,070 people
- Gothan17,700 people
- Merta Road16,905 people

## Largest villages in Merta

- Riyan Bari · 11,523 people
- Harsolao · 9,581 people
- Ren · 8,944 people
- Padoo Kalan · 8,833 people
- Dangawas · 7,470 people
- Jasnagar · 6,864 people
- Poondloo · 6,827 people
- Gagrana · 6,307 people
- Mokalpur · 6,256 people
- Indawar · 6,038 people
- Lamba Jatan · 5,562 people
- Kurdaya · 4,726 people
- Nokha Chandawata · 4,667 people
- Riya-Shyamdas · 4,595 people
- Talanpur · 4,224 people
- Leeliya · 3,990 people

[All 201 villages in Merta →](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/nagaur/merta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Merta?201 (197 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Merta in?Nagaur district, Rajasthan
- What is the population of Merta?388,929 (Census 2011)