# Meran Village, Rajnagar, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajnagar, Madhubani 

# Meran

Meran is a village in Rajnagar sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,760 people in 376 households**, the 33rd largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 1,760people (2011)
- 376households
- 53.0%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Meran PIN code and other codes

Meran falls in Rajnagar sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMeran
- Community development blockRajnagar
- Census village code220568

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Meran from nearby towns?

- Rajnagar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)12 km by road
- Madhubani (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Meran?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Meran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mangarawani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Meran known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 327 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Meran

Of every 100 households in Meran in 2011, 34 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meran · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****20%**

**44%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**26%

Own their home ****92%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Meran?

■ Meran · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**931

Working population ****43.9%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.1% for men and 43.0% for women. 55% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 384 (50%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 254 (33%) · **■** Marginal 126 (16%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Rajnagar

- Mirzapur2,287 people
- Ekma2,021 people
- Andipatti1,887 people
- Az Rakbe Simri1,853 people
- Barhara1,630 people
- Ladugaon1,580 people
- Lagadih1,451 people
- Mahuahi1,443 people

[All 63 villages in Rajnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/rajnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Meran from Madhubani?12 km by road
- What is the population of Meran?1,760 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meran in?Madhubani district (Rajnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Meran?53.0% (Census 2011)