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About Merhari Village

Merhari is a mid sized village in Mahuadanr tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 272 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Merhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merhari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Mahuadanr
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 1129 hectares
Population 517
Male Population 272
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Merhari compares

By the 2011 count Merhari is the 62nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 1129 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Merhari

Merhari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Merhari as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mahuadanr, Mail, Maunadih and Medharua. 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 Merhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Merhari village had a population of 517. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Merhari village has 272 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merhari has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Merhari is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Merhari covers 1129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Merhari falls under Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Merhari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Merhari is in Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar 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 Merhari today is likely to be higher.

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