# Meral, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Garhwa, Jharkhand 

# Meral

Meral is a sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand. At the 2011 Census it had **130,308 people**, no towns and 77 villages (75 inhabited). The largest village is Meral (11,908 people).

- 130,308people (2011)
- 77villages
- 0towns
- 59.5%literacy

## Population of Meral compared with Garhwa

■ Meral · ■ Garhwa district

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**960

Working population ****42.1%**

**43.2%

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

## Homes and amenities in Meral

Of every 100 households in Meral in 2011, 6 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Meral · ■ Garhwa district

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****5%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**17%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****35%**

**40%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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).

## Largest villages in Meral

- Meral · 11,908 people
- Okhargar · 10,737 people
- Bana · 6,219 people
- Chama · 5,221 people
- Duldulwa · 4,896 people
- Gonda · 4,789 people
- Garua · 3,998 people
- Hasandag · 3,827 people
- Latdag · 3,775 people
- Korkoma · 3,471 people
- Tenar · 3,363 people
- Peska · 3,082 people
- Rajo · 3,052 people
- Sohbaria · 2,984 people
- Lakhaea · 2,820 people
- Panduhan · 2,640 people

[All 77 villages in Meral →](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/meral/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Meral?77 (75 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Meral in?Garhwa district, Jharkhand
- What is the population of Meral?130,308 (Census 2011)