# Merha Village, Badlapur, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Badlapur, Jaunpur 

# Merha

Merha is a village in Badlapur sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,144 people in 595 households**, the 9th largest of 405 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 4,144people (2011)
- 595households
- 77.7%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Merha

Of every 100 households in Merha in 2011, 17 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Merha · ■ Badlapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**84%

Tap water ****57%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**95%

Use banking services ****80%**

**88%

Television ****23%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Merha?

■ Merha · ■ Badlapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**1028

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805**

**914

Working population ****32.3%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 64.6% for women. 45% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 303 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (12%) · **■** Household industry 58 (4%) · **■** Other work 228 (17%) · **■** Marginal 582 (44%)

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 Badlapur

- Muradpur Kotila5,781 people
- Leduka5,105 people
- Dhema4,974 people
- Agraura4,278 people
- Belawan408Salekhanpattiurfbang4,064 people
- Machhaligaon3,897 people
- Badalapur Khurd3,844 people
- Mirshadpur3,738 people

[All 407 villages in Badlapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/badlapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Merha?4,144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merha in?Jaunpur district (Badlapur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Merha?77.7% (Census 2011)