Merta Tehsil - Nagaur, Rajasthan

Merta is an administrative tehsil in the Nagaur district of Rajasthan, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Merta is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Merta Road Jn, while the nearest airport is Kishangarh Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 68.6 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 2,286 km², including 2,226.72 km² rural area and 58.90 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 944 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Merta Tehsil

Merta Tehsil has a total of 131 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Aakeli -A	Rural	Aakeli A
2	Bakaliyas	Rural	Riya Shyamdas
3	Bamanawas	Urban	Not applicable
4	Bargaon	Rural	Bargaon
5	Basani Sumer Mangliya	Rural	Morara
6	Basni Kachchhawa	Rural	Bargaon
7	Basni Narsingh Barsingh	Rural	Ganthiya
8	Basni Neta	Rural	Dhawa
9	Basni Rama Charna	Rural	Satlawas
10	Basni Rebariyan	Rural	Dabriyani Kalan
11	Basni Seja	Rural	Basni Seja
12	Basni Vyasa	Rural	Katyasani
13	Basnisiya Charana	Rural	Ganthiya
14	Bayad	Rural	Gagrana
15	Bedawari Kalan	Rural	Sogawas
16	Bedawari Khurd	Rural	Sogawas
17	Beejanda Ki Dhani	Rural	Sogawas
18	Beetan	Rural	Beetan
19	Bhatiyon Ki Dhani	Rural	Bhatiyon Ki Dhani
20	Bherawas	Rural	Dabriyani Kalan
21	Bhilawas	Rural	Basni Seja
22	Bhoonas	Rural	Datani
23	Bhooriyasani	Rural	Katyasani
24	Charnon Ki Dhani	Rural	Ren
25	Chauhan Nagar	Rural	Beetan
26	Chhapri Kalan	Rural	Chhapri Khurd
27	Chhapri Khurd	Rural	Chhapri Khurd
28	Chokasani	Rural	Katyasani
29	Chopra Ki Dhani	Rural	Rol Chandawata
30	Dabariyani Kalan	Rural	Dabriyani Kalan
31	Dabriyani Khurd	Rural	Dabriyani Kalan
32	Dadhwara	Rural	Dadhwara
33	Dadhwari	Rural	Dadhwara
34	Dangawas	Rural	Dangawas
35	Daron Ki Dhani	Rural	Ren
36	Datani	Rural	Datani
37	Deshwal	Rural	Oladan
38	Dewas	Rural	Dabriyani Kalan
39	Dhadhasani	Rural	Ganthiya
40	Dhadhlas Jalap	Rural	Dhadhlas Uda
41	Dhadhlas Uda	Rural	Dhadhlas Uda
42	Dhanapa	Rural	Tunkliya
43	Dhawa	Rural	Dhawa
44	Dholerao Kalan	Rural	Dhadhlas Uda
45	Dookiyo Ki Dhani	Rural	Karwasaron Ki Dhani
46	Dotolai	Rural	Dhadhlas Uda
47	Gagrana	Rural	Gagrana
48	Gagura	Rural	Dadhwara
49	Ganeshpura	Rural	Dangawas
50	Gangarda	Rural	Kalru
51	Gangardi	Rural	Kalru
52	Ganthiya	Rural	Ganthiya
53	Gothan (Ct)	Rural	Gottan
54	Harsolao	Rural	Harsolao
55	Hasiyas	Urban	Not applicable
56	Hiran Khuri	Rural	Khakharki
57	Indawar	Rural	Indawar
58	Indokiya Was	Rural	Lamba Jatan
59	Jajrawas	Urban	Not applicable
60	Jalwana	Rural	Dhadhlas Uda
61	Jaoli	Rural	Dabriyani Kalan
62	Jaroda Charna	Rural	Jaroda Kalan
63	Jaroda Gujran	Rural	Jaroda Kalan
64	Jaroda Kalan	Rural	Jaroda Kalan
65	Jaroda Khurd	Rural	Jarau Kalan
66	Jesas Akheraj	Rural	Datani
67	Jorawarpura	Rural	Datani
68	Kalru	Rural	Kalru
69	Kama Basni	Rural	Sogawas
70	Kapriwas	Urban	Not applicable
71	Karakwal	Rural	Morara
72	Karwasaron Ki Dhani	Rural	Karwasaron Ki Dhani
73	Katyasani	Rural	Katyasani
74	Khakharki	Rural	Khakharki
75	Kheduli	Rural	Kheduli
76	Kumpras	Rural	Chhapri Khurd
77	Kurdaya	Rural	Kurdaya
78	Lai	Rural	Kheduli
79	Lamba Jatan	Rural	Lamba Jatan
80	Lanchh Ki Dhani	Rural	Sogawas
81	Looniyas	Rural	Bargaon
82	Maidand Kalan	Rural	Datani
83	Maidand Khurd	Rural	Datani
84	Maliyo Ki Dhani	Rural	Mokalpur
85	Mangliyawas	Rural	Rol Chandawata
86	Megadand	Rural	Sogawas
87	Merta	Urban	Not applicable
88	Mokalpur	Rural	Mokalpur
89	Morara	Rural	Morara
90	Morari Goda	Rural	Morara
91	Motoos	Rural	Dhawa
92	Naya Khera	Rural	Sogawas
93	Netadiya	Rural	Netadiya
94	Nokha Chandawata	Rural	Nokha Chandawata
95	Oladan	Rural	Oladan
96	Panchkuta Ki Dhani	Rural	Ren
97	Panchroliya Kalan	Rural	Netadiya
98	Panchroliya Khurd	Rural	Netadiya
99	Pandoo Khan	Rural	Sogawas
100	Peethas	Rural	Bargaon
101	Phalodi	Urban	Not applicable
102	Pharaspura	Rural	Morara
103	Polas Gadeta	Rural	Sogawas
104	Poondloo	Rural	Poondloo
105	Poonjiyas	Rural	Jaroda Kalan
106	Prithvipura	Rural	Mokalpur
107	Ramliyas	Rural	Kurdaya
108	Ramnagar	Rural	Tunkliya
109	Ren	Rural	Ren
110	Riya-Shyamdas	Rural	Riya Shyamdas
111	Rol Chandawata	Rural	Rol Chandawata
112	Sangva Ki Dhani	Rural	Karwasaron Ki Dhani
113	Sarang Basni	Rural	Sogawas
114	Satlawas	Rural	Satlawas
115	Shekhasani	Rural	Indawar
116	Shiv	Rural	Rol Chandawata
117	Shivrampura	Urban	Not applicable
118	Shyampura	Rural	Netadiya
119	Siradhana	Rural	Dadhwara
120	Sirsala	Rural	Dhawa
121	Sodas	Rural	Ganthiya
122	Sogawas	Rural	Sogawas
123	Subdand	Rural	Sogawas
124	Tado Ki Dhani	Rural	Bhatiyon Ki Dhani
125	Talanpur	Rural	Talanpur
126	Thala Ki Dhani	Rural	Ren
127	Togas	Rural	Datani
128	Tukliya	Rural	Tunkliya
129	Uncharda Kalan	Rural	Khakharki
130	Uncharda Khurd	Rural	Khakharki
131	Veer Teja Nagar	Rural	Chhapri Khurd

Population of Merta Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Merta Tehsil has a total population of 3,88,929 people, consisting of 2,00,049 males and 1,88,880 females. There are 74,267 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 170 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	3,88,929	3,08,254	80,675
Male Population	2,00,049	1,58,369	41,680
Female Population	1,88,880	1,49,885	38,995
Total Households	74,267	59,978	14,289
Population Density	170 / km²	138 / km²	1,370 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 2,06,439 literate people and 54,632 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 87,575 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1,391 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	54,632	43,495	11,137
Literate Population	2,06,439	1,56,420	50,019
Illiterate Population	1,82,490	1,51,834	30,656
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	87,575	72,993	14,582
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	1,391	946	445

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Merta (मेड़ता)
District	Nagaur
State / UT	Rajasthan
Railway Station	Merta Road Jn
Total Area	2,286 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	944
Total Population (2011)	3,88,929
Density	170/km²
Total Villages	131

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