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About Merkhogundi Kalan Village

Merkhogundi Kalan is a mid sized village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 518, made up of 272 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Merkhogundi Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merkhogundi Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Jamua
Pincode 815318
Area (hectares) 169.13 hectares
Population 518
Male Population 272
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Merkhogundi Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Merkhogundi Kalan is the 176th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 169.13 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Merkhogundi Kalan

Merkhogundi Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Merkhogundi Kalan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Merkhogundi Kalan from other places

Merkhogundi Kalan lies about 130 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 24 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 Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Jamua 14 km
Nearest town Chatrā 19 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 24 km
District headquarters Giridih 130 km

Villages closest to Merkhogundi Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Merkhogundi Kalan village had a population of 518. That makes it the 176th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Merkhogundi Kalan village has 272 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merkhogundi Kalan has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Merkhogundi Kalan is 815318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Merkhogundi Kalan covers 169.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Merkhogundi Kalan falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Merkhogundi Kalan is Kathautia, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Merkhogundi Kalan.

Merkhogundi Kalan is about 130 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Merkhogundi Kalan is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Jamua is about 14 km away. Chatrā is about 19 km away. Kathautia is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chorgata (1.6 km), Naiadih Alias Pandedih (2.1 km) and Pandedih (2.1 km).

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

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