Merkheda, Bhokardan, Jalna, Maharashtra, India

Content updated on May 10, 2024.

Geographic Location of Merkheda


The village Merkheda is located in Bhokardan Tahsil of Jalna District in the State of Maharashtra in India. It comes under Bhokardan Community Development Block. The nearest town is Bhokardan, which is about 15 kilometers away from Merkheda.

Travel and Communication for Merkheda


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Merkheda,
Jalna,
Maharashtra, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Merkheda


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

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Merkheda


As per available data from the year 2009, 442 persons live in 91 house holds in the village Merkheda. There are 209 female individuals and 233 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.29% and males constitute 52.71% of the total population.

There are 17 scheduled castes persons of which 8 are females and 9 are males. Females constitute 47.06% and males constitute 52.94% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 3.85% of the total population.

Population density of Merkheda is 339.22 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Merkheda


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Total area of Merkheda is 130.3 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 118.85 ha. About 1.6 ha is un-irrigated area. About 117.25 ha is irrigated area. About 1.6 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 4.3 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 4.3 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 2.2 ha is culturable waste land. About 0.65 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Merkheda


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

There is a government primary school in the village Merkheda.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a government middle school in Kedarkheda, which is less than 5 kms away from Merkheda.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government secondary school in Kedarkheda, which is less than 5 kms away from Merkheda.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government senior secondary school in Kedarkheda, which is less than 5 kms away from Merkheda.

Colleges in Merkheda


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Bhokardan, which is more than 10 kms away from Merkheda.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Merkheda


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Bhokardan, which is more than 10 kms away from Merkheda.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Aurangabad, which is more than 10 kms away from Merkheda.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Merkheda


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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Merkheda.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Merkheda.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Merkheda.

There is a allopathic hospital less than 5 kms away from Merkheda.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Merkheda.

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

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Merkheda.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Merkheda.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Merkheda.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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