# Meral Village, Nagri, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Nagri, Ranchi 

# Meral

Meral is a village in Nagri sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835303**. The 2011 Census counted **498 people in 106 households**, the 39th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 498people (2011)
- 106households
- 78.8%literacy
- 835303PIN code

## Meral PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meral is 835303.** Meral falls in Nagri sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835303
- Gram panchayatLalgutwa
- Community development blockNagri
- Census village code374128

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?

- Ranchi (district HQ)9 km by road
- Ranchi (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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hehel
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 12% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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, 56 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Meral · ■ Nagri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**77%

Tap water ****37%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**84%

Use banking services ****22%**

**71%

Television ****14%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**11%

Own their home ****73%**

**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 · ■ Nagri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**960

Working population ****38.4%**

**38.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 69.2% for women. 47% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (8%) · **■** Marginal 172 (90%)

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 Nagri

- Katarpa643 people
- Tusmu635 people
- Upardaha630 people
- Baridih577 people
- Kenke482 people
- Panchdiha420 people
- Bandratoli358 people
- Labed351 people

[All 45 villages in Nagri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/nagri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meral?835303
- How far is Meral from Ranchi?9 km by road
- What is the population of Meral?498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meral in?Ranchi district (Nagri sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Meral?78.8% (Census 2011)