# Meral Village, Murhu, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Murhu, Khunti 

# Meral

Meral is a village in Murhu sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835216**. The 2011 Census counted **390 people in 86 households**, the 86th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 390people (2011)
- 86households
- 78.9%literacy
- 835216PIN code

## Meral PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meral is 835216.** Meral falls in Murhu sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835216
- Gram panchayatHansa
- Community development blockMurhu
- Census village code375130

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?

- Khunti (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)10 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)9 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khunti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Khunti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Meral known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 27% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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, 76 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Meral · ■ Murhu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****49%**

**46%

Television ****14%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 · ■ Murhu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**960

Working population ****53.3%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 69.4% for women. 51% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 201 (97%)

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 Murhu

- Pirihatu395 people
- Tapingsara395 people
- Rongo392 people
- Jaltanda390 people
- Tumbakel385 people
- Pokla382 people
- Anridih380 people
- Kankusi370 people

[All 141 villages in Murhu](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/murhu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meral?835216
- How far is Meral from Khunti?10 km by road
- What is the population of Meral?390 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meral in?Khunti district (Murhu sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Meral?78.9% (Census 2011)