About Merdikupa Village

Merdikupa is a small village in Narala tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 373, made up of 165 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,261 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766100, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Merdikupa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merdikupa village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kalahandi
Tehsil	Narala
Pincode	766100
Area (hectares)	393 hectares
Population	373
Male Population	165
Female Population	208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,261
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 Merdikupa compares

By the 2011 count Merdikupa is the 78th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 544 residents. Its 393 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 993.

Getting to Merdikupa

Merdikupa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Merdikupa 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. The nearest villages by name are Madhel, Madibandha, Magardani and Maheswaripur. 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.

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Common questions about Merdikupa

As per the Census of India 2011, Merdikupa village had a population of 373. That makes it the 78th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 544 residents.

Merdikupa village has 165 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merdikupa has about 1261 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Merdikupa is 766100. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Merdikupa covers 393 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Merdikupa falls under Narala tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Merdikupa 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 Merdikupa.

Merdikupa is in Narala tehsil of Kalahandi 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.