Mehrma
Village in Jharkhand, India
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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 | |
| Coordinates: 25.203667°N 87.371389°E | |
| Country | |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Godda |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,358 |
| Languages (*For language details see Meharama#Language and religion) | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 814160 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06437 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Godda |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Mahagama |
| Website | godda |
Geography

9.9miles
Damin Bazar
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.
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
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]