# Meral Village, Pathalgora, Chatra (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pathalgora, Chatra 

# Meral

Meral is a village in Pathalgora sub-district of Chatra district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825408**. The 2011 Census counted **1,820 people in 295 households**, the 6th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 1,820people (2011)
- 295households
- 59.4%literacy
- 825408PIN code

## Meral PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meral is 825408.** Meral falls in Pathalgora sub-district, Chatra district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825408
- Gram panchayatMeral
- Community development blockPathalgora
- Census village code349282

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

## How far is Meral from nearby towns?

- Chatra (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Chatra (district HQ)35 km by road
- Chatra (nearest town)35 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 Meral?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Meral; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chatra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chatra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Meral known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 11% of the 1,459 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Meral

Of every 100 households in Meral in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meral · ■ Pathalgora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**12%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****21%**

**55%

Television ****1%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Meral?

■ Meral · ■ Pathalgora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**941

Working population ****53.5%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 46.2% for women. 53% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 534 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 233 (24%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 21 (2%) · **■** Marginal 170 (17%)

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 Pathalgora

- Singhani3,362 people
- Barwadih Alias Nimekhap3,085 people
- Pathalgara2,355 people
- Nongaon2,083 people
- Khaira1,558 people
- Belhar1,382 people
- Tetaria1,330 people
- Kuba1,260 people

[All 30 villages in Pathalgora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/pathalgora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meral?825408
- How far is Meral from Chatra?35 km by road
- What is the population of Meral?1,820 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meral in?Chatra district (Pathalgora sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Meral?59.4% (Census 2011)