Mehrma

Mehrma (also spelled Meharma) is a village in Meharama CD block in Godda subdivision of Godda district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Mehrma
Meharma
Village
Mehrma is located in Jharkhand
Mehrma
Mehrma
Location in Jharkhand, India
Mehrma is located in India
Mehrma
Mehrma
Mehrma (India)
Coordinates: 25.203667°N 87.371389°E / 25.203667; 87.371389
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictGodda
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,358
Languages (*For language details see Meharama#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
814160
Telephone/ STD code06437
Lok Sabha constituencyGodda
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMahagama
Websitegodda.nic.in

Geography
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Cities, towns and locations in the Sahibganj, Godda and Pakur districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Mehrma is located at 25.203667°N 87.371389°E / 25.203667; 87.371389.

Mehrma has an area of 230.41 hectares (569.4 acres).[1]

Overview

The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[2]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Mehrma had a total population of 2,358, of which 1,226 (52%) were males and 1,132 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 419. The total number of literate persons in Mehrma was 837 (43.17% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Civic administration

Police station

Mehrma police station serves Meharama CD block.[3][4]

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Meharama CD block is at Mehrma village.[5]

Education

Project Girls High School is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1981. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X.[6]

References
  1. "District Census Handbook, Godda, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. "District Police Profile - Godda". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. "Police". Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  5. "District Census Handbook, Godda, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Godda on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  6. "Project Girl's High School Meherma". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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