# Meru Village, Khajuripada, Kandhamal (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Khajuripada, Kandhamal 

# Meru

Meru is a village in Khajuripada sub-district of Kandhamal district, Odisha, PIN code **762012**. The 2011 Census counted **113 people in 34 households**, the 106th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 113people (2011)
- 34households
- 62.2%literacy
- 762012PIN code

## Meru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meru is 762012.** Meru falls in Khajuripada sub-district, Kandhamal district, Odisha.

- PIN code762012
- Gram panchayatDalapada
- Community development blockKhajuripada
- Census village code415737

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?

- Khajuripada (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Phulbani (district HQ)31 km by road
- Phulabani (nearest town)41 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

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khajuripada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Phulabani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phulabani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 **paddy**. About 15% of the 208 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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meru · ■ Khajuripada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**9%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**65%

Television ****0%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 · ■ Khajuripada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**946

Working population ****58.4%**

**46.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 37.3% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 65 (98%)

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 Khajuripada

- Karuna121 people
- Khaliberena120 people
- Jalangapadar118 people
- Malbhuin118 people
- Kadalimunda106 people
- Gardapaju100 people
- Bankapada99 people
- Bradiguda99 people

[All 169 villages in Khajuripada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kandhamal/khajuripada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meru?762012
- How far is Meru from Phulbani?31 km by road
- What is the population of Meru?113 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meru in?Kandhamal district (Khajuripada sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Meru?62.2% (Census 2011)