Geographic Location of Merkheda

The village Merkheda is located in Jafferabad Tahsil of Jalna District in the State of Maharashtra in India. It comes under Jafferabad Community Development Block. The nearest town is Chikhli, which is about 35 kilometers away from Merkheda.

Travel and Communication for Merkheda

The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Merkheda,
Jalna,
Maharashtra, India
PIN - 431206

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Merkheda

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

Social Structure of Merkheda

As per available data from the year 2009, 1509 persons live in 361 house holds in the village Merkheda. There are 703 female individuals and 806 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 46.59% and males constitute 53.41% of the total population.

There are 82 scheduled castes persons of which 37 are females and 45 are males. Females constitute 45.12% and males constitute 54.88% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 5.43% of the total population.

Population density of Merkheda is 275.36 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Merkheda

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Total area of Merkheda is 548 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 470.04 ha. About 6.9 ha is un-irrigated area. About 463.14 ha is irrigated area. About 6.9 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 62.76 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 15.2 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Merkheda

There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Merkheda.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Merkheda.

There is a government middle school in the village Merkheda.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Khasgaon, 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 private senior secondary school in Jaferabad, which is 5-10 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 Jaferabad, which is 5-10 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 Jaferabad, which is 5-10 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 Jalna, 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 government differently abled school in Tembhurni, which is more than 10 kms away from Merkheda.

Healthcare Facilities in Merkheda

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

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

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

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

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