# Merui Village, Lalganj, Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Lalganj, Rae Bareli 

# Merui

Merui is a village in Lalganj sub-district of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,855 people in 552 households**, the 44th largest of 333 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 2,855people (2011)
- 552households
- 63.6%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Merui

Of every 100 households in Merui in 2011, 47 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Merui · ■ Lalganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**89%

Use banking services ****59%**

**80%

Television ****34%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

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

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Merui?

■ Merui · ■ Lalganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005**

**902

Working population ****35.2%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 52.1% for women. 52% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 337 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 466 (46%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (2%) · **■** Marginal 174 (17%)

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 Lalganj

- Jasaumau2,917 people
- Yusufpur2,905 people
- Kumhraura2,895 people
- Gegaso Mu.2,878 people
- Bijemau Khapura2,799 people
- Hamir Gaon2,700 people
- Palti Khera2,641 people
- Dudhwan2,638 people

[All 346 villages in Lalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/lalganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Merui?2,855 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merui in?Rae Bareli district (Lalganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Merui?63.6% (Census 2011)