About Merh Village

Merh is a large village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,153, made up of 1,086 males and 1,067 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.22 hectares hectares.

Merh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merh village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kaimur
Tehsil	Chainpur
Area (hectares)	88.22 hectares
Population	2,153
Male Population	1,086
Female Population	1,067
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Merh compares

By the 2011 count Merh is the 26th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 88.22 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Merh

Merh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Merh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Maliksaray, Manpur, Masani and Masoi Khurd. 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 Merh

As per the Census of India 2011, Merh village had a population of 2,153. That makes it the 26th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Merh village has 1,086 males and 1,067 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merh has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Merh covers 88.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Merh falls under Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The census record for Merh 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 5 - 10 km distance for Merh.

Merh is in Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur 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.