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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Pandurang Kamalu Daravada
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- LGD code
- 553207
- Pincode
- 421401
- Post office
- Murbad
- Population
- 988
- Households
- 192
- Literacy rate
- 56.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1089 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 608
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Merdi താരതമ്യം
By population, Merdi ranks #63 of 205 villages in Murbad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.3%
−9.4% vs mandal average
Merdi56.3%
Murbad mandal65.7%
Thane district74.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,089
+118 vs mandal average
Merdi1,089
Murbad mandal971
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.4 vs mandal average
Merdi5.1
Murbad mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Merdi ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Merdi മഹാരാഷ്ട്രയിലെ താനെ ജില്ല, Murbad താലൂക്ക്ൽ 988 പേർ 192 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Murbad താലൂക്ക്ലെ 205 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 63-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 56%, താലൂക്ക് ശരാശരി 66% നേക്കാൾ 9 പോയിന്റ് കുറവ് ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 1,089 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 421401, Murbad പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 553207. പ്രസിഡന്റ് Pandurang Kamalu Daravada; ഗ്രാമം Gangapur നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Bumb Prashant Bansilal. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 1,165, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Merdi →
സമീപ ഗ്രാമങ്ങളുടെ താരതമ്യം
അടുത്തടുത്ത് താരതമ്യം →| ഗ്രാമം | ജനസംഖ്യ | സാക്ഷരത | ദൂരം |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merdi · ഈ ഗ്രാമം | 988 | 56% | — |
| Panshet · Murbad | 510 | 52% | — |
| Paronde · Murbad | 406 | 47% | — |
| Panshet Molalwadi · Murbad | — | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Merdi
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Kalyan
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 87
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 100
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 50
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 2,818.94
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 218
- Forest area (ha)
- 2,161.14
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Merdi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Merdi
- LGD code
- 553207
- Pincode
- 421401
- Post office
- Murbad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 988
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,165
- Households
- 192
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1089
- Literacy rate
- 56.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Aurangabad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gangapur
- Member of Parliament
- Sandipanrao Bhumre
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bumb Prashant Bansilal
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Pandurang Kamalu Daravada
- Block / Mandal
- Murbad
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 421401
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Merdi
Murbad മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- 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)