About Merkhogundi Village

Merkhogundi is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 148 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Merkhogundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merkhogundi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gande
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	153.55 hectares
Population	290
Male Population	148
Female Population	142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Merkhogundi compares

By the 2011 count Merkhogundi is the 175th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 153.55 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Merkhogundi

Merkhogundi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Merkhogundi as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Merkhogundi from other places

Merkhogundi lies about 7.0 km from Gande, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 8.7 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 Merkhogundi
Tehsil headquarters	Gande	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Giridih	8.7 km

Villages closest to Merkhogundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Merkhogundi village had a population of 290. That makes it the 175th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Merkhogundi village has 148 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merkhogundi has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Merkhogundi is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Merkhogundi covers 153.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Merkhogundi falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Merkhogundi is Giridih, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Merkhogundi is about 7.0 km from Gande in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Merkhogundi is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 7.0 km away. Giridih is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.