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About Merkee Village

Merkee is a mid sized village in Balod tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 691, made up of 352 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Merkee Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merkee village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Balod
Pincode 491226
Area (hectares) 167.82 hectares
Population 691
Male Population 352
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Merkee compares

By the 2011 count Merkee is the 65th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 167.82 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Merkee

Merkee is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Merkee as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Londi, Malgaon, Manaud and Matiya. 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 Merkee

As per the Census of India 2011, Merkee village had a population of 691. That makes it the 65th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Merkee village has 352 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merkee has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Merkee is 491226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Merkee covers 167.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Merkee falls under Balod tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Merkee notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Merkee is in Balod tehsil of Durg 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 Merkee today is likely to be higher.

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