Geographic Location of Merend

The village Merend is located in Jhalda - I C.D.Block of Purulia District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Jhalda - I Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Merend

Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Merend,
Purulia,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 723202

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Merend

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A brief summary of available data for Merend is given below:

Social Structure of Merend

As per available data from the year 2009, 759 persons live in 161 house holds in the village Merend. There are 383 female individuals and 376 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.46% and males constitute 49.54% of the total population.

There are 16 scheduled tribes persons of which 8 are females and 8 are males. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 2.11% of the total population.

Population density of Merend is 599.38 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Merend

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Total area of Merend is 126.63 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 107.49 ha. About 93.29 ha is un-irrigated area. About 14.2 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 4.45 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 14.69 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Merend

There is a government pre-primary school in the village Merend.

There is a government primary school in the village Merend.

There is a government middle school in the village Merend.

There is a government secondary school in the village Merend.

There is a government senior secondary school in the village Merend.

Colleges in Merend

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Jhalda, which is 5-10 kms away from Merend.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Merend.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Merend.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Merend.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Purulia, which is more than 10 kms away from Merend.

Other Educational Facilities in Merend

There is a government vocational training school / ITI in the village Merend.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Merend or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Purulia, which is more than 10 kms away from Merend.

Healthcare Facilities in Merend

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Merend.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Merend.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Merend.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre with doctors and paramedical staff in the village Merend.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Merend.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Merend.

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Merend or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Merend.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Merend.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Merend.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Merend.

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