About Merho Village

Merho is a mid sized village in Senha tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 840, made up of 423 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Merho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merho village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Lohardaga
Tehsil	Senha
Pincode	835302
Area (hectares)	440 hectares
Population	840
Male Population	423
Female Population	417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Merho compares

By the 2011 count Merho is the 30th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 440 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 996.

Getting to Merho

Merho is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Merho as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Merho from other places

Merho lies about 7.9 km from Lohardaga. 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 Merho
Tehsil headquarters	Senha	3.1 km
District headquarters	Lohardaga	7.9 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	7.9 km

Villages closest to Merho

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Merho village had a population of 840. That makes it the 30th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Merho village has 423 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merho has about 986 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Merho is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Merho covers 440 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.

Merho falls under Senha tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Merho notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Merho.

Merho is about 7.9 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Merho is in Senha tehsil of Lohardaga district. Senha is about 3.1 km away. Lohardaga is about 7.9 km away. Lohārdagā is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.