About Merkuchi Village

Merkuchi is a mid sized village in Barama tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,275, made up of 639 males and 636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781346, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Merkuchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merkuchi village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Baksa
Tehsil	Barama
Pincode	781346
Area (hectares)	155.8 hectares
Population	1,275
Male Population	639
Female Population	636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Merkuchi compares

By the 2011 count Merkuchi is the 19th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents. Its 155.8 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Merkuchi

Merkuchi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Merkuchi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khetrapara, Khutirpathar, Kumarpara and Lakhipar. 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 Merkuchi

As per the Census of India 2011, Merkuchi village had a population of 1,275. That makes it the 19th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents.

Merkuchi village has 639 males and 636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merkuchi has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Merkuchi is 781346. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Merkuchi covers 155.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Merkuchi falls under Barama tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Merkuchi.

Merkuchi is in Barama tehsil of Baksa 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.