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About Merkheda Village

Merkheda is a small village in Bhokardan tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 233 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.3 hectares hectares.

Merkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Bhokardan
Area (hectares) 130.3 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 233
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Merkheda compares

By the 2011 count Merkheda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 130.3 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Merkheda

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

Merkheda lies about 36 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Badnapur, about 32 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 Merkheda
Tehsil headquarters Bhokardan 12 km
Nearest railway station Badnapur 32 km
District headquarters Jalna 36 km

Villages closest to Merkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Merkheda village had a population of 442. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Merkheda village has 233 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merkheda has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Merkheda covers 130.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Merkheda falls under Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Merkheda is Badnapur, about 32 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 10+ km distance for Merkheda.

Merkheda is about 36 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Merkheda is in Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district. Bhokardan is about 12 km away. Badnapur is about 32 km away. Jalna is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kedarkheda (under 2 km), Dawargaon (2.4 km) and Walsa Dawargaon (2.5 km).

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

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