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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
RJ
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
rachna jogendrasingh sendhav
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- LGD code
- 474127
- Pincode
- 455223
- Post office
- Hatpipliya
- Population
- 441
- Households
- 104
- Literacy rate
- 41%
- Sex ratio
- 1080 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 246
Census 2011 · in context
How Merukhedi compares
By population, Merukhedi ranks #63 of 97 villages in Hatpiplya mandal.
Literacy rate
%
41.0%
−15.5% vs mandal average
Merukhedi41.0%
Hatpiplya mandal56.5%
Dewas district59.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,080
+140 vs mandal average
Merukhedi1,080
Hatpiplya mandal940
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.6 vs mandal average
Merukhedi4.2
Hatpiplya mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Merukhedi at a glance
Merukhedi is a village of 441 people in 104 households (Census 2011) in Hatpiplya tehsil, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh, the 63rd-largest of 97 villages in Hatpiplya tehsil. Literacy is 41%, 16 points below the tehsil average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,080 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 455223, served by Hatpipliya post office; the LGD village code is 474127. The sarpanch is rachna jogendrasingh sendhav, and the village votes in Kalapipal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ghanshayam Singh Chandrawanshi. The population is estimated at 520 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Merukhedi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 9
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- 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
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- HATPIPLYA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 3
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 246.1
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 54.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Merukhedi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Merukhedi
- LGD code
- 474127
- Pincode
- 455223
- Post office
- Hatpipliya
- Population (Census 2011)
- 441
- Population (projected 2026)
- 520
- Households
- 104
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1080
- Literacy rate
- 41.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dewas
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kalapipal
- Member of Parliament
- Mahendra Solanki
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ghanshayam Singh Chandrawanshi
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- rachna jogendrasingh sendhav
- Block / Mandal
- Hatpiplya
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- Dhigarkheda
- Ponasa
- Kawadiya
- Phangati
- Kanjhar
- Manapipalya
- Kulawad
- Ghatiyagayasur
- Lasudiyahatu
- Mahudiya
- Gusat
- Pitawali
- Mendiya
- Chilki
- Gaula
- Kajlivan
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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)