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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANGEETA KACHHAP
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- LGD code
- 374747
- Pincode
- 835210
- Post office
- Khunti
- Population
- 178
- Households
- 44
- Literacy rate
- 69.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1046 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 78
Census 2011 · in context
How Merle compares
By population, Merle ranks #167 of 178 villages in Karra mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.1%
+17.4% vs mandal average
- Merle
- 69.1%
- Karra mandal
- 51.7%
- Khunti district
- 53.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,046
+49 vs mandal average
- Merle
- 1,046
- Karra mandal
- 997
Household size
people per home
4.0
−1.2 vs mandal average
- Merle
- 4.0
- Karra mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Merle at a glance
Merle is a village of 178 people in 44 households (Census 2011) in Karra block, Khunti district, Jharkhand, the 167th-largest of 178 villages in Karra block. Literacy is 69%, 17 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,046 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 835210, served by Khunti post office; the LGD village code is 374747. The sarpanch is SANGEETA KACHHAP. The population is estimated at 210 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Merle
- 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)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 11
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KHUNTI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 19
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- LARTA
- Total area (ha)
- 84.48
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 10.48
- Forest area (ha)
- 4.41
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Merle
- LGD code
- 374747
- Pincode
- 835210
- Post office
- Khunti
- Population (Census 2011)
- 178
- Population (projected 2026)
- 210
- Households
- 44
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1046
- Literacy rate
- 69.1%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SANGEETA KACHHAP
- Block / Mandal
- Karra
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
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