Merkee, Balod
Merkee (मेरकी) is a village located in the Balod Tehsil of Balod district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Balod block and comes under Orma Gram Panchayat.
As on September 2025, the current population of Merkee is 840 out of which 428 are males and rest 412 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 963 females per 1000 males. There are around 88 teenagers in Merkee. It has literacy rate of 75% which means around 634 persons can read and write. Total 7 people belonging to scheduled caste and 70 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 174 households in Merkee, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 356. The pincode of Merkee is 491226 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Balod Sub Post office
- Balod Town Sub Post office
- Admabad Branch Post office
- Gujra Branch Post office
- KOBA Branch Post office
Schools
Merkee has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Govt. Higher Secondary School Jhalmala
- Mahaveer E.M.High School Balod
- Govt. Higher Secondary School Latabod
- Govt Girls Higher Secondary School Balod
- Govt. Higher Secondary School Dudhali
Hospitals
Merkee has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Jhalmala Sub-Center
- Sub-Health Center Papra
- Sub-Health Center Badbhum
- Dewarbhat Sub-Center
- Pondi Sub-Center
Banks
Merkee has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.