Meral, Patan, Palamu, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Meral


The village Meral is located in Patan C.D.Block of Palamu District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Meral Gram Panchayat. It comes under Patan Community Development Block. The nearest town is Daltonganj, which is about 14 kilometers away from Meral.

Travel and Communication for Meral


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Meral,
Palamu,
Jharkhand, India
PIN - 822123

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Meral


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Meral is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Meral is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Meral


As per available data from the year 2009, 3291 persons live in 557 house holds in the village Meral. There are 1553 female individuals and 1738 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.19% and males constitute 52.81% of the total population.

There are 364 scheduled castes persons of which 166 are females and 198 are males. Females constitute 45.6% and males constitute 54.4% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 11.06% of the total population.

There are 1554 scheduled tribes persons of which 718 are females and 836 are males. Females constitute 46.2% and males constitute 53.8% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 47.22% of the total population.

Population density of Meral is 597.28 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Meral


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Total area of Meral is 551 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 206.22 ha. About 198 ha is un-irrigated area. About 8.22 ha is irrigated area. About 8.22 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 126.11 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 7.23 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 104.08 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 7.28 ha is culturable waste land. About 100.08 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Meral


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Medininagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Meral.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Meral.

There is a government middle school in the village Meral.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Lohda, which is more than 10 kms away from Meral.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Medininagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Meral.

Colleges in Meral


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Daltonganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Meral.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Bisrampur, which is more than 10 kms away from Meral.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Meral.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Meral.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Meral.

Other Educational Facilities in Meral


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Medininagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Meral.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Medininagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Meral.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Medininagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Meral.

Healthcare Facilities in Meral


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Meral.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Meral.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Meral.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Meral.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Meral.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Meral.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Meral.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Meral.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Meral.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Meral.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Meral.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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