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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 410950
- Pincode
- 761109
- Post office
- Badagada
- Population
- 928
- Households
- 240
- Literacy rate
- 37.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1071 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 407
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Merikote താരതമ്യം
By population, Merikote ranks #25 of 168 villages in Badagada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
37.5%
−12.8% vs mandal average
- Merikote
- 37.5%
- Badagada mandal
- 50.3%
- Ganjam district
- 62.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,071
+64 vs mandal average
- Merikote
- 1,071
- Badagada mandal
- 1,007
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Merikote
- 3.9
- Badagada mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Merikote ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Merikote ഒഡീഷയിലെ ഗഞ്ചം ജില്ല, Badagada ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 928 പേർ 240 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Badagada ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 168 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 25-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 38%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 50% നേക്കാൾ 13 പോയിന്റ് കുറവ് ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 1,071 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 761109, Badagada പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 410950. ഗ്രാമം Sanakhemundi നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Ramesh Chandra Jena. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 1,094, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Merrikota →
സമീപ ഗ്രാമങ്ങളുടെ താരതമ്യം
അടുത്തടുത്ത് താരതമ്യം →| ഗ്രാമം | ജനസംഖ്യ | സാക്ഷരത | ദൂരം |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merikote · ഈ ഗ്രാമം | 928 | 38% | — |
| Gopalpur · Surada | 1,010 | 40% | — |
| Barabharania · Surada | 372 | 29% | — |
| Sunakhandi · Badagada | 272 | 77% | — |
| Putabali · Badagada | 255 | 49% | — |
| Gunakhal · Surada | 229 | 20% | — |
| Seraka Bandha · Surada | 208 | 61% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Merikote
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BRAHMAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 88
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 115
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 65
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Merikote
- Total area (ha)
- 189
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 49.31
- Forest area (ha)
- 27.79
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Merikote
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Merikote
- LGD code
- 410950
- Pincode
- 761109
- Post office
- Badagada
- Population (Census 2011)
- 928
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,094
- Households
- 240
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1071
- Literacy rate
- 37.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Aska
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sanakhemundi
- Member of Parliament
- Anita Subhadarshini
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ramesh Chandra Jena
- Block / Mandal
- Badagada
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 761109
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Merikote
Badagada മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
View all 60+ →- Sidhapur
- Manikyapur
- Rugumu
- Olamba
- K.Karadakana
- Sarabadi
- Baramundali
- Ekalapur
- Haripur
- Padmapur
- Nuagam
- Raibandha
- Bandhaguda
- Badagochha
- Barasingi
- Lokamari
- Singipur
- Chakunda
- Dakibaja
- Pratapur
- Takarada
- Saba
- Surekhadeipur
- Sandhikendu
- Usta
- Chasamahuli
- Gobaralundi
- Batasasan
- Gopapalli
- Kalakhadi
- Khariguda
- Kusaguma
- Binjhagiri
- Lembhakumpa
- Gadachikili
- Raktapata
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)