Merda is a revenue village in Telkoi tehsil, Kendujhar district, Odisha. It had a population of 1,296 in 279 households (Census 2011).
Telkoi tehsil, Kendujhar district, Odisha.
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Merda is a village in Telkoi tehsil, Kendujhar district, Odisha. At the 2011 Census it had 1,296 people in 279 households, with a literacy rate of 75.2%. It is administered by the Raisuan gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 758013.
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Merda is in the Raisuan gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
By population, Merda ranks #21 of 143 inhabited villages in Telkoi tehsil.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Merda is a village of 1,296 people in 279 households (Census 2011) in Telkoi tehsil, Kendujhar district, Odisha, the 21st of 143 inhabited villages in Telkoi tehsil by population. Literacy is 75.2%, 9.7 points above the tehsil figure of 65.6%, and the sex ratio is 961 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 758013; the LGD village code is 386457. The population is estimated at about 1,380 in 2026 (+6.4% since 2011; scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection, not a census count).
Gram panchayat: Raisuan →
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here as announcements.
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Odisha's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+6.4%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Kendujhar district, not figures for Merda.
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Kendujhar district, not figures for Merda.
95,308 of 3,41,952 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 7,823 habitation rows in 13 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
Source: Households with Piped Water Supply (PWS) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), per-block resources · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
household toilets built, 3,19,583 households listed · coverage 100.0%
Source: District-wise Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) as on date · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
The pin is an approximate location, within about 8 km, from India Post PIN code data — not the exact site of Merda. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Merda · 21.7050° N, 85.5863° E
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Merda is a village in Telkoi tehsil of Kendujhar district, Odisha, India.
Merda is in Kendujhar district of Odisha.
Merda comes under the Raisuan gram panchayat.
The pincode of Merda, Telkoi, Kendujhar is 758013.
As per the 2011 Census, Merda had a population of 1,296 (661 males and 635 females).
Merda had 279 households at the 2011 Census.
Merda covers about 866 hectares.
The literacy rate of Merda was 75.2% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
Merda had 961 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Merda is in the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
Ananta Nayak (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Keonjhar Lok Sabha seat, which includes Merda, in 2024.
Merda is in the Telkoi assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Dr. Fakir Mohan Naik (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Telkoi assembly seat, which includes Merda, in 2024.
Merda is in the Telkoi development block (Local Government Directory).
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Merda is 386457 and its Census 2011 village code is 386457.
Villages near Merda include Baria (about 19 km), Chilida (about 20 km), Turumunga (about 24 km).
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Merda's Census 2011 population of 1,296 by Odisha's official RGI projection (+6.4% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 1,380 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
The sarpanch of Merda has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
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District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Kendujhar district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 30 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhindi(Ladies Finger) · Bhindi | Keonjhar APMC | 3,500 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Bitter gourd | Keonjhar APMC | 4,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Bottle gourd | Keonjhar APMC | 2,000 | 2,200 | 2,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Brinjal | Keonjhar APMC | 4,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Carrot | Keonjhar APMC | 3,000 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Tomato | Keonjhar APMC | 4,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Brinjal | Anandapur APMC | 3,400 | 3,400 | 3,400 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Pumpkin · Pumpkin | Anandapur APMC | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 29 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Merda's shops. Best mandi price near Merda →
Distances are approximate (India Post PIN code data).
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Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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