About Merkhedi Village

Merkhedi is a small village in Hatod tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 239 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.88 hectares hectares.

Merkhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merkhedi village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Indore
Tehsil	Hatod
Area (hectares)	172.88 hectares
Population	466
Male Population	239
Female Population	227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Merkhedi compares

By the 2011 count Merkhedi is the 54th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents. Its 172.88 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Merkhedi

Merkhedi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Merkhedi as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Merkhedi from other places

Merkhedi lies about 17 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Palia, about 4.5 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 Merkhedi
Nearest railway station	Palia	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hatod	11 km
Nearest town	Bāngarda Chhota	14 km
District headquarters	Indore	17 km

Villages closest to Merkhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Merkhedi village had a population of 466. That makes it the 54th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents.

Merkhedi village has 239 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merkhedi has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Merkhedi covers 172.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Merkhedi falls under Hatod tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Merkhedi is Palia, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Merkhedi is about 17 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Merkhedi is in Hatod tehsil of Indore district. Palia is about 4.5 km away. Hatod is about 11 km away. Bāngarda Chhota is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.