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- LGD code
- 427051
- Pincode
- 765025
- Post office
- Padmapur
- Population
- 444
- Households
- 100
- Literacy rate
- 41.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1018 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 223
- Distance to district centre
- 45 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 8 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 229 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 588 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gunupur · 31 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Govt. Hospital, Gunupur · 31 km
વસ્તી ગણતરી 2011 · સરખામણીમાં
Merenda ની સરખામણી
By population, Merenda ranks #39 of 108 villages in Padmapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
41.9%
−7.9% vs mandal average
- Merenda
- 41.9%
- Padmapur mandal
- 49.8%
- Rayagada district
- 42.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,018
−1 vs mandal average
- Merenda
- 1,018
- Padmapur mandal
- 1,019
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Merenda
- 4.4
- Padmapur mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Merenda એક નજરે
Merenda એ ઑડિશાના રાયગડા જિલ્લાના Padmapur બ્લોકમાં 444 લોકોની વસ્તી 100 કુટુંબોમાં (વસ્તી ગણતરી 2011) ધરાવતું ગામ છે, જે Padmapur બ્લોકના 108 ગામોમાં 39મું મોટું છે. સાક્ષરતા 42% છે, બ્લોક સરેરાશ 50% કરતાં 8 પોઇન્ટ ઓછી અને જાતિ પ્રમાણ દર 1,000 પુરુષોએ 1,018 સ્ત્રીઓ. તે રાયગડા જિલ્લા મથકથી 45 કિમી, Gunupur રેલવે સ્ટેશનથી 31 કિમી આવેલું છે (સીધી રેખાનું અંતર). પિનકોડ 765025 છે, Padmapur પોસ્ટ ઓફિસ હેઠળ; LGD ગામ કોડ 427051 છે. નજીકની હોસ્પિટલ Govt. Hospital, Gunupur, 31 કિમી દૂર. સરપંચ Kandagari Prakasha છે. 2026માં અંદાજિત વસ્તી 523, 2011 કરતાં 18% વધુ.
ગ્રામ પંચાયત: Padmapur →
નજીકના ગામોની સરખામણી
સાથે સરખામણી →| ગામ | વસ્તી | સાક્ષરતા | અંતર |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merenda · આ ગામ | 444 | 42% | — |
| Topipadar · Gudari | 0 | — | 3.4 કિમી NW |
| Nidhigudi · R.Udayagiri | 728 | 36% | 3.3 કિમી E |
| Meri Panga · Padmapur | 0 | — | 4 કિમી S |
| Jaripanga · Padmapur | 595 | 43% | 4 કિમી S |
| Kenduguda · Padmapur | 1,501 | 59% | 4.7 કિમી N |
| Surulukupa · Padmapur | 261 | 55% | 4.7 કિમી S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Merenda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 13
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GUNUPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 46
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 90
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kadama
- Total area (ha)
- 928
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Merenda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
મુખ્ય માહિતી — Merenda
- LGD code
- 427051
- Pincode
- 765025
- Post office
- Padmapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 444
- Population (projected 2026)
- 523
- Households
- 100
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1018
- Literacy rate
- 41.9%
- Coordinates
- 19.34153°N, 83.88490°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gunupur
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Kandagari Prakasha
- Block / Mandal
- Padmapur
પહોંચવાનો માર્ગ
Merenda કેવી રીતે પહોંચવું
શહેરોથી અંતર · સીધી રેખા
- Bhubaneswar229 kmcapital
- Kolkata588 km
- Hyderabad610 km
- Chennai796 km
પ્રકાર મુજબ નજીકના · પ્રદેશમાં ક્યાંય
- Railway stationGunupur31 km
- Hospital / PHCGovt. Hospital, Gunupur31 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India32 km
- Petrol pumpSri Kanthamma Filling Station38 km
- CollegeRayagada Institute of Technology and Management55 km
- Police stationl. police station52 km
એ જ પિનકોડ
Villages sharing pincode 765025
Merenda નજીકના ગામો
Padmapur મંડળ ના અન્ય ગામો
View all 60+ →- Padmapur
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- Derigan
- Kenduguda
- Jatili
- Saradhapur
- Bahupadar
- Radu
- Lauguda
- Perapang
- Khambari Guda
- Khilapadar
- Gudia Bandha
- Indupur
- Biripadar
- Arei
- Dakasikula
- Khamapadar
- Khilamunda
- Arunajholi
- Nuagan
- Jagamunda
- Likiti Padar
- Jhitika
- Harlaguda
- Lachiamanaguda
- Jaripanga
- Soura Singipur
- Dabarakono
- Dharapur
- Nuagada
- Mariguda
- Mushki
- Ambabadi
- Rela
- Sarigiguda
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)