# Merki Village, Mauranipur, Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Mauranipur, Jhansi 

# Merki

Merki is a village in Mauranipur sub-district of Jhansi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,929 people in 348 households**, the 62nd largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%.

- 1,929people (2011)
- 348households
- 77.2%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Merki

Of every 100 households in Merki in 2011, 7 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Merki · ■ Mauranipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****85%**

**73%

Television ****22%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**16%

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 Merki?

■ Merki · ■ Mauranipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**67.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**867

Working population ****29.3%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 62.4% for women. 53% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 340 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (19%) · **■** Household industry 31 (5%) · **■** Other work 61 (11%) · **■** Marginal 24 (4%)

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 Mauranipur

- Ratosa2,121 people
- Dhaipura2,078 people
- Tilera2,003 people
- Arjar1,983 people
- Basariya1,926 people
- Rora1,922 people
- Laron1,912 people
- Sijari Bugurg1,904 people

[All 152 villages in Mauranipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/mauranipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Merki?1,929 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merki in?Jhansi district (Mauranipur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Merki?77.2% (Census 2011)