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Merhkuri

मेरहकुरी
Meskaur mandal
Pincode 805122
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Merhkuri is a village in Meskaur mandal, Nawada district, Bihar, with a population of 3,522 across 589 households. The literacy rate is 49.8%, and the village is located at coordinates 24.733°N, 85.383°E with PIN code 805122.

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sapna devi
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LGD code
258241
Pincode
805122
Post office
Narhat
Population
3,522
Households
589
Literacy rate
49.8%
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,170
Distance to district centre
117 km
Distance to mandal centre
119 km
Distance to Patna
99 km
Distance to Kolkata
387 km
Nearest railway station
Laundh · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Rajauli · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Merhkuri compares

By population, Merhkuri ranks #7 of 60 villages in Meskaur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
49.8%
+1.2% vs mandal average
Merhkuri
49.8%
Meskaur mandal
48.6%
Nawada district
49.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
938
−41 vs mandal average
Merhkuri
938
Meskaur mandal
979
Household size
people per home
6.0
−0.3 vs mandal average
Merhkuri
6.0
Meskaur mandal
6.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Merhkuri at a glance

Merhkuri is a village of 3,522 people in 589 households (Census 2011) in Meskaur block, Nawada district, Bihar, the 7th-largest of 60 villages in Meskaur block. Literacy is 50%, 1 points above the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 938 women per 1,000 men. It lies 117 km from the Nawada district centre, 6 km from Narhat, the nearest town, 5 km from Laundh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 805122, served by Narhat post office; the LGD village code is 258241. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Rajauli, 15 km away. The sarpanch is sapna devi, and the village votes in Begusarai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kundan Kumar. The population is estimated at 4,152 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Biju Bigha

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Merhkuri · this village3,52250%
Khalkhu · Sirdala70936%4.1 km SE
Narha · Murliganj2,69728%4.9 km E
Narha · Bathnaha5,27837%4.9 km E
Narhat · Pachrukhi2,33555%6.4 km NE
Narhat · Narhat10,97756%6.4 km NE
Hisua · Hisua12.1 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Merhkuri

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
Yes
Power hours (summer)
2
Power hours (winter)
3
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
1
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
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
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
HISUA
Distance to nearest town (km)
12
Distance to district HQ (km)
32
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
0
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Biju Bigha
Total area (ha)
355
Irrigated area (ha)
103.2
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Merhkuri

LGD code
258241
Pincode
805122
Post office
Narhat
Population (Census 2011)
3,522
Population (projected 2026)
4,152
Households
589
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
938
Literacy rate
49.8%
Coordinates
24.73333°N, 85.38333°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Begusarai
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Begusarai
Member of Parliament
Giriraj Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kundan Kumar
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
sapna devi
Block / Mandal
Meskaur
Getting there

How to reach Merhkuri

Mandal centre
Meskaur · ≈ 119 km
≈ 4 h 5 min by car · 4 h 50 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Nawada · ≈ 117 km
≈ 4 h 1 min by car · 4 h 46 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,977 people
Narhat · ≈ 6.4 km
≈ 13 min by car · 16 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna99 kmcapital
  • Kolkata387 km
  • Delhi919 km
  • Hyderabad1086 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationLaundh5 km
  • Bus stopBus to Gaya12 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Rajauli15 km
  • ATM / bankSBI37 km
  • Petrol pumpHP36 km
  • CollegeAjatshatru Residence32 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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