About Merhkuri Village

Merhkuri is a large village in Meskaur tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,522, made up of 1,817 males and 1,705 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Merhkuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merhkuri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nawada
Tehsil	Meskaur
Pincode	805122
Area (hectares)	355 hectares
Population	3,522
Male Population	1,817
Female Population	1,705
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Merhkuri compares

By the 2011 count Merhkuri is the 7th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 355 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Merhkuri

Merhkuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Merhkuri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Merhkuri from other places

Merhkuri lies about 23 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Narhat Halt, about 4.3 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 Merhkuri
Nearest railway station	Narhat Halt	4.3 km
Nearest town	Hisua	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meskaur	23 km
District headquarters	Nawada	23 km

Villages closest to Merhkuri

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

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Common questions about Merhkuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Merhkuri village had a population of 3,522. That makes it the 7th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Merhkuri village has 1,817 males and 1,705 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merhkuri has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Merhkuri is 805122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Merhkuri covers 355 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Merhkuri falls under Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Merhkuri is Narhat Halt, about 4.3 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 village for Merhkuri.

Merhkuri is about 23 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Merhkuri is in Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district. Narhat Halt is about 4.3 km away. Hisua is about 11 km away. Meskaur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.