About Meral Village

Meral is one of the larger villages in Meral tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,908, made up of 6,169 males and 5,739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1276.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meral village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Meral
Pincode	822114
Area (hectares)	1276.97 hectares
Population	11,908
Male Population	6,169
Female Population	5,739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Meral compares

By the 2011 count Meral is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents. Its 1276.97 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Meral

Meral 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 Meral as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meral from other places

Meral lies about 11 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Meral
Nearest railway station	Meralgram	under 2 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	11 km

Villages closest to Meral

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Meral tehsil.

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 Meral

As per the Census of India 2011, Meral village had a population of 11,908. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents.

Meral village has 6,169 males and 5,739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meral has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Meral is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meral covers 1276.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meral falls under Meral tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Meral is Meralgram, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Meral.

Meral is about 11 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meral is in Meral tehsil of Garhwa district. Meralgram is about under 2 km away. Garhwa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.