# Meru Village, Saluni, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Saluni, Chamba 

# Meru

Meru is a village in Saluni sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176320**. The 2011 Census counted **205 people in 37 households**, the 102nd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 205people (2011)
- 37households
- 70.5%literacy
- 176320PIN code

## Meru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meru is 176320.** Meru falls in Saluni sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176320
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007199

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?

- Saluni (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)67 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)62 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dippur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dippur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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, wheat and barley**. About 26% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 90 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meru · ■ Saluni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**60%

Tap water ****58%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**89%

Use banking services ****90%**

**88%

Television ****58%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****21%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 · ■ Saluni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**990

Working population ****86.8%**

**68.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 61.2% for women. 88% of men and 86% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 117 (66%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 52 (29%)

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 Saluni

- Suthan219 people
- Jundhabal217 people
- Phagrog217 people
- Khalur213 people
- Bandokhi203 people
- Chhulera202 people
- Bharoga195 people
- Khadar189 people

[All 178 villages in Saluni](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/saluni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meru?176320
- How far is Meru from Chamba?67 km by road
- What is the population of Meru?205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meru in?Chamba district (Saluni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Meru?70.5% (Census 2011)