# Merhi Village, Nizamabad, Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Nizamabad, Azamgarh 

# Merhi

Merhi is a village in Nizamabad sub-district of Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,327 people in 347 households**, the 54th largest of 536 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 2,327people (2011)
- 347households
- 62.8%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Merhi

Of every 100 households in Merhi in 2011, 5 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Merhi · ■ Nizamabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****77%**

**78%

Television ****10%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Merhi?

■ Merhi · ■ Nizamabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**918

Working population ****28.5%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 53.0% for women. 41% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 226 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 114 (17%) · **■** Marginal 298 (45%)

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 Nizamabad

- Chanda Bhari2,396 people
- Rasulpur2,372 people
- Basti2,356 people
- Banvirpur2,350 people
- Surahi Bujurg2,314 people
- Faijullahpur2,292 people
- Khalifatpur2,242 people
- Khutauli2,237 people

[All 563 villages in Nizamabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/azamgarh/nizamabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Merhi?2,327 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merhi in?Azamgarh district (Nizamabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Merhi?62.8% (Census 2011)