About Meru Village

Meru is a large village in Bhiloda tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,003, made up of 947 males and 1,056 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 565.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meru village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Sabar Kantha
Tehsil	Bhiloda
Pincode	383245
Area (hectares)	565.74 hectares
Population	2,003
Male Population	947
Female Population	1,056
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,115
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Meru compares

By the 2011 count Meru is the 36th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,377 residents. Its 565.74 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Meru

Meru is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Meru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Mankroda, Math Bolundra, Mau and Medi Timba. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Meru

As per the Census of India 2011, Meru village had a population of 2,003. That makes it the 36th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,377 residents.

Meru village has 947 males and 1,056 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meru has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Meru is 383245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meru covers 565.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meru falls under Bhiloda tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The census record for Meru notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Meru.

Meru is in Bhiloda tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.