Merada, Khanapur
Merada is a village located in the Khanapur Taluk of Belagavi district of Karnataka. The village falls in Khanapur block and comes under Halaga Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Uttara Kannada parliament constituency and Khanapur assembly constituency.
As on November 2024, the current population of Merada is 576 out of which 260 are males and rest 316 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1215 females per 1000 males. There are around 43 teenagers in Merada. It has literacy rate of 53% which means around 304 persons can read and write. Total 13 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 134 households in Merada, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 176. The pincode of Merada is 591120 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Nandgad Sub Post office
- Chapagaon Branch Post office
- Karalga Branch Post office
- Kasaba Nandgad Branch Post office
- Kapoli Branch Post office
Schools
Merada has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Mahatma Gandhi High School Nandgad (Aided)
- Auxilium Convent English Medium High School Nandgad
- Sangolli Rayanna Memorial Residential School Nandgad
- Kannada Higher Primary School Nandgad
- Govt Kannada Higher Primary School Halashi
Hospitals
Merada has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Nandagada Ii Sub-Center
- Bekawad Sub-Center
- Nandagad Community Health Center
- Bijagarani Sub-Center
- Nandagada Community Health Center
Banks
Merada has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.