Meral గ్రామం, Pathalgora బ్లాక్, Chatra జిల్లా — పిన్‌కోడ్ 825408, జనాభా, సర్పంచ్, వాతావరణం

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat

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LGD code: 349282
Pincode: 825408
Post office: Itkhori
Population: 1,820
Households: 295
Literacy rate: 45.4%
Sex ratio: 1013 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 973

జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక

Meral ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే

By population, Meral ranks #6 of 30 villages in Pathalgora mandal.

Literacy rate

45.4%

−10.3% vs mandal average

Meral: 45.4%
Pathalgora mandal: 55.7%
Chatra district: 48.9%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

1,013

+26 vs mandal average

Meral: 1,013
Pathalgora mandal: 987

Household size

people per home

6.2

+0.7 vs mandal average

Meral: 6.2
Pathalgora mandal: 5.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Meral ఒక్క చూపులో

Meral Jharkhandలోని Chatra జిల్లా, Pathalgora బ్లాక్లో 1,820 జనాభా 295 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Pathalgora బ్లాక్లోని 30 గ్రామాలలో 6వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 45%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 56% కంటే 10 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 1,013 మహిళలు. పిన్‌కోడ్ 825408, Itkhori పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 349282. సర్పంచ్ nitu devi; గ్రామం Barkatha అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Amit Kumar Yadav. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 2,146, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Meral

Treated tap water: No
Untreated tap water: No
Well water: No
Hand pump: Yes
Tube well / borewell: No
Electricity for homes: No
Electricity for farms: No
Power hours (summer): 0
Power hours (winter): 0
Primary school: 3
Middle school: 2
Secondary school: 0
Senior secondary: 0
Degree college: 0
Primary health centre: 0
Health sub-centre: 0
Community health centre: 0
Dispensary: 0
Veterinary hospital: 0
Post office: No
Sub post office: No
Commercial bank: No
Cooperative bank: No
ATM: No
Public bus service: No
Private bus service: No
Railway station: No
Pucca (paved) road: Yes
Anganwadi centre: No
ASHA worker: Yes
Fair-price shop: Yes
Mandi / regular market: No
Weekly haat: Yes
Nearest statutory town: CHATRA
Distance to nearest town (km): 35
Distance to district HQ (km): 35
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 35
All-weather road: No
Gram panchayat (2011): MERAL
Total area (ha): 1,459
Irrigated area (ha): 15.17
Forest area (ha): 1,267.07

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Meral

LGD code: 349282
Pincode: 825408
Post office: Itkhori
Population (Census 2011): 1,820
Population (projected 2026): 2,146
Households: 295
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 1013
Literacy rate: 45.4%
Lok Sabha constituency: Kodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Barkatha
Member of Parliament: Annpurna Devi
Member of Legislative Assembly: Amit Kumar Yadav
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan: nitu devi
Block / Mandal: Pathalgora
Nearest railway station: Chaube (4.1 km)

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Chatra district level

Then & Now

Meral — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

1,820

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Population · 2026

2,146

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

295

Census 2011 baseline

+18.0%

Households · 2026

348

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 1,820Census 2011
Households: 295Census 2011
Literacy rate: 45.4%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 1013 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 2,1462026 proj. · +17.9% vs 2011
Est. households: 3482026 projection
Active job cards: 1,67,811MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 1,11,244MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 2,58,40,261ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 764NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 61.8%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 92.1%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 48.1%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: 82.4%NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 56.0%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 46.4%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Chatra district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 15,65,258PMAY-G · 15,65,258 of 20,12,107 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Chatra district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 2,18,686Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Chatra district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

Boundary & surroundings

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Chaube
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Yadudih
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Sarmatanr
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Meral పిన్‌కోడ్ ఏమిటి?

Jharkhand, Chatra జిల్లా, Pathalgora బ్లాక్లోని Meral పిన్‌కోడ్ 825408. పోస్టాఫీసు Itkhori.

Meralకి ఏ పోస్టాఫీసు డెలివరీ చేస్తుంది?

Meralకి తపాలా Chatra జిల్లా, Pathalgora బ్లాక్లోని Itkhori పోస్టాఫీసు (పిన్‌కోడ్ 825408) ద్వారా అందుతుంది.

Meral ఏ జిల్లాలో ఉంది?

Meral భారతదేశంలోని Jharkhand, Chatra జిల్లా, Pathalgora బ్లాక్లో ఒక గ్రామం.

2011 జనగణన ప్రకారం Meral జనాభా ఎంత?

2011 జనగణన ప్రకారం Meral గ్రామ జనాభా 1,820 295 కుటుంబాలలో.

Meral సర్పంచ్ ఎవరు?

Meral గ్రామ పంచాయతీ ప్రస్తుత సర్పంచ్ nitu devi.

Meral అక్షరాస్యత రేటు ఎంత?

2011 జనగణన ప్రకారం Meral గ్రామ అక్షరాస్యత 45.4%.

Meral లింగ నిష్పత్తి ఎంత?

2011 జనగణన ప్రకారం Meral గ్రామంలో ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 1013 మహిళలు.

Meral ఎమ్మెల్యే ఎవరు?

Meral Barkatha అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గం (AC 20) పరిధిలో ఉంది. ప్రస్తుత ఎమ్మెల్యే Amit Kumar Yadav (BJP).

Meral ఎంపీ ఎవరు?

Meral Kodarma లోక్‌సభ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది. ప్రస్తుత ఎంపీ Annpurna Devi (BJP).

2026లో Meral జనాభా ఎంత?

2026లో Meral జనాభా సుమారు 2,146, 2011 జనగణన 1,820 నుండి సుమారు 18% ఎక్కువ (రాష్ట్ర వృద్ధి రేటు ఆధారంగా అంచనా).

Meral LGD కోడ్ ఏమిటి?

Meral గ్రామ స్థానిక ప్రభుత్వ డైరెక్టరీ (LGD) కోడ్ 349282.

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Sources & freshness

Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)