Merkhedi, Tonk Khurd, Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Merkhedi


The village Merkhedi is located in Tonk Khurd Tahsil of Dewas District in the State of Madhya Pradesh in India. It comes under Tonk Khurd Community Development Block. The nearest town is Tonk Khurd, which is about 14 kilometers away from Merkhedi.

Travel and Communication for Merkhedi


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Merkhedi


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A brief summary of available data for Merkhedi 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 Merkhedi


As per available data from the year 2009, 773 persons live in 164 house holds in the village Merkhedi. There are 394 female individuals and 379 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.97% and males constitute 49.03% of the total population.

There are 96 scheduled castes persons of which 51 are females and 45 are males. Females constitute 53.13% and males constitute 46.87% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 12.42% of the total population.

Population density of Merkhedi is 191.14 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Merkhedi


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Total area of Merkhedi is 404.42 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 303.71 ha. About 190.62 ha is un-irrigated area. About 113.09 ha is irrigated area. About 98 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 15.09 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 23.99 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 76.72 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

Schools in Merkhedi


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Amona, which is 5-10 kms away from Merkhedi.

There is a government primary school in the village Merkhedi.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Amina, which is 5-10 kms away from Merkhedi.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Tonk Khurd, which is more than 10 kms away from Merkhedi.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Tonk Khurd, which is more than 10 kms away from Merkhedi.

Colleges in Merkhedi


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 Dewas, which is more than 10 kms away from Merkhedi.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Merkhedi


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Merkhedi


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

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Merkhedi.

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Merkhedi.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Merkhedi.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Merkhedi.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Merkhedi.

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

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Merkhedi.

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

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

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Merkhedi.

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

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