# Meraripur Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Meraripur

Meraripur is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **434 people in 78 households**, the 164th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 434people (2011)
- 78households
- 58.8%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Meraripur PIN code and other codes

Meraripur falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKalyanpur
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251740

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

## How far is Meraripur from nearby towns?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)12 km by road
- Sasaram (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 Meraripur?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Meraripur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bikramganj
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Belari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Samalkhaira
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Meraripur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Meraripur

Of every 100 households in Meraripur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meraripur · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**83%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****91%**

**64%

Television ****1%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****41%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Meraripur?

■ Meraripur · ■ Kargahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**918

Working population ****22.1%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 52.5% for women. 41% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (81%) · **■** Other work 4 (4%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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 Kargahar

- Balbhaddarpur467 people
- Mominpur463 people
- Panhauti455 people
- Bhagwanpur435 people
- Mohanpur Kharsani423 people
- Talia422 people
- Kapatia419 people
- Bhawadih414 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Meraripur from Sasaram?12 km by road
- What is the population of Meraripur?434 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meraripur in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Meraripur?58.8% (Census 2011)