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About Merhaul Village

Merhaul is a small village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 183 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Merhaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merhaul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Pincode 855105
Area (hectares) 152 hectares
Population 352
Male Population 183
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Merhaul compares

By the 2011 count Merhaul is the 157th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Merhaul

Merhaul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Merhaul as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Malhatola, Malikpur, Malikpur Arazi and Manullahpur. 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 Merhaul

As per the Census of India 2011, Merhaul village had a population of 352. That makes it the 157th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Merhaul village has 183 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merhaul has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Merhaul is 855105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Merhaul covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Merhaul falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Merhaul.

Merhaul is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar 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 Merhaul today is likely to be higher.

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