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About Merhiya Village

Merhiya is a mid sized village in Musabani tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,519, made up of 743 males and 776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Merhiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merhiya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Musabani
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 206.05 hectares
Population 1,519
Male Population 743
Female Population 776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Merhiya compares

By the 2011 count Merhiya is the 15th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,337 residents. Its 206.05 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Merhiya

Merhiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Merhiya as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Koilisuta, Kulamara, Kumirmuri and Latiga. 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 Merhiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Merhiya village had a population of 1,519. That makes it the 15th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,337 residents.

Merhiya village has 743 males and 776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merhiya has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Merhiya is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Merhiya covers 206.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Merhiya falls under Musabani tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Merhiya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Merhiya.

Merhiya is in Musabani tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum 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 Merhiya today is likely to be higher.

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