Geographic Location of Merkiya

The village Merkiya is located in Bhinga Tahsil of Shravasti District in the State of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is governed by Ghoghawakalan Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sirsiya Community Development Block. The nearest town is Bhinga, which is about 28 kilometers away from Merkiya.

Travel and Communication for Merkiya

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

Postal Address:
Merkiya,
Shravasti,
Uttar Pradesh, India
PIN - 271840

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Merkiya

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

Social Structure of Merkiya

As per available data from the year 2009, 1782 persons live in 334 house holds in the village Merkiya. There are 814 female individuals and 968 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 45.68% and males constitute 54.32% of the total population.

There are 378 scheduled castes persons of which 169 are females and 209 are males. Females constitute 44.71% and males constitute 55.29% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 21.21% of the total population.

Population density of Merkiya is 383.67 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Merkiya

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Total area of Merkiya is 464.46 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 246.14 ha. About 169.77 ha is un-irrigated area. About 76.37 ha is irrigated area. About 60.15 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 16.22 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 37.38 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 5.03 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 5.13 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2.84 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Merkiya

There is a private pre-primary school in the village Merkiya.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Merkiya.

There is a government middle school in the village Merkiya.

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

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

Colleges in Merkiya

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 Bhinga, which is more than 10 kms away from Merkiya.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Merkiya

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

There are no non formal training centres in the village Merkiya 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 Lucknow, which is more than 10 kms away from Merkiya.

Healthcare Facilities in Merkiya

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a mobile health centre less than 5 kms away from Merkiya.

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

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