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About Merkuri Khurd Village

Merkuri Khurd is a mid sized village in Daru tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,052, made up of 533 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Merkuri Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merkuri Khurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Daru
Pincode 825402
Area (hectares) 181 hectares
Population 1,052
Male Population 533
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Merkuri Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Merkuri Khurd is the 17th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Merkuri Khurd

Merkuri Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Merkuri Khurd as Available within <5 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 Merkuri Khurd from other places

Merkuri Khurd lies about 15 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 17 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 Merkuri Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Daru 6.8 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 15 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 15 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 17 km

Villages closest to Merkuri Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Daru 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 Merkuri Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Merkuri Khurd village had a population of 1,052. That makes it the 17th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents.

Merkuri Khurd village has 533 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merkuri Khurd has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Merkuri Khurd is 825402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Merkuri Khurd covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Merkuri Khurd falls under Daru tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Merkuri Khurd is Hazaribag Town, about 17 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Merkuri Khurd.

Merkuri Khurd is about 15 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Merkuri Khurd is in Daru tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Daru is about 6.8 km away. Hazaribagh is about 15 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Merkuri Kalan (under 2 km), Muktama (under 2 km) and Amli (under 2 km).

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

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