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About Merbill Village

Merbill is a mid sized village in Sibsagar tehsil, in the district of Sivasagar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,192, made up of 610 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.97 hectares hectares.

Merbill Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merbill village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sivasagar
Tehsil Sibsagar
Area (hectares) 235.97 hectares
Population 1,192
Male Population 610
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Merbill compares

By the 2011 count Merbill is the 45th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,087 residents. Its 235.97 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Merbill

Merbill is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Merbill 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Loraputa, Luthuri Chetia, Maglo Pukhuri and Maj Nora. 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.

Common questions about Merbill

As per the Census of India 2011, Merbill village had a population of 1,192. That makes it the 45th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,087 residents.

Merbill village has 610 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merbill has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Merbill covers 235.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Merbill falls under Sibsagar tehsil of Sivasagar district in Assam.

The census record for Merbill notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Merbill is in Sibsagar tehsil of Sivasagar 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.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Merbill today is likely to be higher.

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