# Meru Village, Bhiloda, Sabar Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/bhiloda/meru/ Village · Bhiloda, Sabar Kantha # Meru Meru is a village in Bhiloda sub-district of Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **383245**. The 2011 Census counted **2,003 people in 380 households**, the 36th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%. - 2,003people (2011) - 380households - 77.5%literacy - 383245PIN code ## Meru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meru is 383245.** Meru falls in Bhiloda sub-district, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code383245 - Gram panchayatMaheru - Community development blockBhiloda - Census village code510200 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meru from nearby towns? - Bhiloda (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Himatnagar (district HQ)65 km by road - Bhiloda (nearest town)7 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 Meru? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Meru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Himatnagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhiloda - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Meru known for? The main crops are **maize, cotton and pulses**. About 25% of the 566 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Meru Of every 100 households in Meru in 2011, 96 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Meru · ■ Bhiloda rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****17%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **74% Tap water ****0%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **89% Use banking services ****55%** **65% Television ****24%** **27% Mobile phone ****74%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****22%** **35% 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 Meru? ■ Meru · ■ Bhiloda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%** **78.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1115** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **920 Working population ****43.6%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.2% for men and 66.5% for women. 47% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 366 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (3%) · **■** Marginal 464 (53%) 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 Bhiloda - Raisingpur2,069 people - Sunokh2,042 people - Budharasan2,034 people - Chorimala2,024 people - Napda2,000 people - Palla1,989 people - Ambabar1,935 people - Bhatera1,901 people [All 167 villages in Bhiloda](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/bhiloda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meru?383245 - How far is Meru from Himatnagar?65 km by road - What is the population of Meru?2,003 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meru in?Sabar Kantha district (Bhiloda sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Meru?77.5% (Census 2011)