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About Merhwan Village

Merhwan is a mid sized village in Karai Parsurai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,601, made up of 833 males and 768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares.

Merhwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merhwan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Karai Parsurai
Area (hectares) 167 hectares
Population 1,601
Male Population 833
Female Population 768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Merhwan compares

By the 2011 count Merhwan is the 15th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Merhwan

Merhwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Merhwan as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Merhwan from other places

Merhwan lies about 26 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarthua, about 3.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Merhwan
Nearest railway station Sarthua 3.2 km
Nearest town Hilsa 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Karai Parsurai 26 km
District headquarters Nalanda 26 km

Villages closest to Merhwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karai Parsurai tehsil.

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 Merhwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Merhwan village had a population of 1,601. That makes it the 15th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents.

Merhwan village has 833 males and 768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merhwan has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Merhwan covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Merhwan falls under Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Merhwan is Sarthua, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Merhwan.

Merhwan is about 26 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Merhwan is in Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district. Sarthua is about 3.2 km away. Hilsa is about 9.9 km away. Karai Parsurai is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sandh (under 2 km), Khanpura (1.6 km) and Berawan (1.8 km).

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

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