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About Merkhogundi Khurd Village

Merkhogundi Khurd is a mid sized village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 850, made up of 453 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Merkhogundi Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merkhogundi Khurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Jamua
Pincode 815318
Area (hectares) 171.7 hectares
Population 850
Male Population 453
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
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 Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Merkhogundi Khurd is the 109th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 171.7 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Merkhogundi Khurd

Merkhogundi Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Merkhogundi Khurd 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 Khurd from other places

Merkhogundi Khurd lies about 133 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 20 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 Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Jamua 15 km
Nearest town Chatrā 18 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 20 km
District headquarters Giridih 133 km

Villages closest to Merkhogundi Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Merkhogundi Khurd village had a population of 850. That makes it the 109th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Merkhogundi Khurd village has 453 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merkhogundi Khurd has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

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

Merkhogundi Khurd covers 171.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Merkhogundi Khurd is Shivpur, about 20 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 Khurd.

Merkhogundi Khurd is about 133 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Merkhogundi Khurd is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Jamua is about 15 km away. Chatrā is about 18 km away. Shivpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dariadih (6.9 km), Kendua (7.8 km) and Barwadih (11 km).

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

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