Geographic Location of Merkandai

The village Merkandai is located in Tirukalukundram Taluk of Chengalpattu District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Lattur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Tirukalukundram Community Development Block. The nearest town is Tirukalukundram, which is about 16 kilometers away from Merkandai.

Travel and Communication for Merkandai

The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village.

Postal Address:
Merkandai,
Chengalpattu,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 603102

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Merkandai

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

Social Structure of Merkandai

As per available data from the year 2009, 792 persons live in 197 house holds in the village Merkandai. There are 401 female individuals and 391 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.63% and males constitute 49.37% of the total population.

There are 615 scheduled castes persons of which 309 are females and 306 are males. Females constitute 50.24% and males constitute 49.76% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 77.65% of the total population.

Population density of Merkandai is 369.44 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Merkandai

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Total area of Merkandai is 214.38 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 157.99 ha. About 13.23 ha is un-irrigated area. About 144.76 ha is irrigated area. About 111.46 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 33.3 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 28.79 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 27.31 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 0.16 ha is culturable waste land. About 0.13 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Merkandai

There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Merkandai.

There is a government primary school in the village Merkandai.

There are no middle schools in the village Merkandai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no secondary schools in the village Merkandai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no senior secondary schools in the village Merkandai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Colleges in Merkandai

There are no arts and science degree colleges in the village Merkandai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no engineering colleges in the village Merkandai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no medical colleges in the village Merkandai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no management institutes in the village Merkandai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no polytechnic institutes in the village Merkandai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Other Educational Facilities in Merkandai

There are no vocational training school / ITIs in the village Merkandai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Merkandai.

There are no differently abled schools in the village Merkandai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Merkandai

There is a community health centre away from Merkandai.

There is a primary health centre away from Merkandai.

There is a primary health sub-centre away from Merkandai.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre away from Merkandai.

There is a TB clinic away from Merkandai.

There is a allopathic hospital away from Merkandai.

There is a alternative medicine hospital away from Merkandai.

There is a dispensary away from Merkandai.

There is a veterinary hospital away from Merkandai.

There is a mobile health centre away from Merkandai.

There is a family welfare centre away from Merkandai.

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