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About Merdi Village

Merdi is a mid sized village in Murbad tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 988, made up of 473 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2818.94 hectares hectares.

Merdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merdi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Murbad
Area (hectares) 2818.94 hectares
Population 988
Male Population 473
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Merdi compares

By the 2011 count Merdi is the 63rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 842 residents. Its 2818.94 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Merdi

Merdi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Merdi as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Manivali Bk, Manivali Kh, Manivali Shirvali and Manivali Tarf Khedul. 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 Merdi

As per the Census of India 2011, Merdi village had a population of 988. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 842 residents.

Merdi village has 473 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merdi has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Merdi covers 2818.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Merdi falls under Murbad tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Merdi 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 10+ km distance for Merdi.

Merdi is in Murbad tehsil of Thane 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 Merdi today is likely to be higher.

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