About Mer Village

Mer is a mid sized village in Namsing tehsil, in the district of East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 776, made up of 391 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2450 hectares hectares.

Mer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mer village
Description	Value
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	East Siang
Tehsil	Namsing
Area (hectares)	2450 hectares
Population	776
Male Population	391
Female Population	385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mer compares

By the 2011 count Mer is the 5th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 2450 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Mer

Mer is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mer as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Borguli, Gadum, Kiyit and Kongkul. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Mer

As per the Census of India 2011, Mer village had a population of 776. That makes it the 5th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Mer village has 391 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mer has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Mer covers 2450 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mer falls under Namsing tehsil of East Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The census record for Mer notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mer.

Mer is in Namsing tehsil of East Siang district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.