Meral, Pathalgora, Chatra, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on November 22, 2024.

Geographic Location of Meral


The village Meral is located in Pathalgora C.D.Block of Chatra District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Meral Gram Panchayat. It comes under Pathalgora Community Development Block. The nearest town is Chatra, which is about 35 kilometers away from Meral.

Travel and Communication for Meral


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

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, 1820 persons live in 295 house holds in the village Meral. There are 916 female individuals and 904 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.33% and males constitute 49.67% of the total population.

There are 668 scheduled castes persons of which 342 are females and 326 are males. Females constitute 51.2% and males constitute 48.8% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 36.7% of the total population.

There are 1114 scheduled tribes persons of which 555 are females and 559 are males. Females constitute 49.82% and males constitute 50.18% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 61.21% of the total population.

Population density of Meral is 124.74 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Meral


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Total area of Meral is 1459 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 160.3 ha. About 145.13 ha is un-irrigated area. About 15.17 ha is irrigated area. About 8.95 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 6.22 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 25.73 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 5.9 ha is culturable waste 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 Pathalgora, which is more than 10 kms away from Meral.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Meral.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Meral.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Meral


There is a community health centre more than 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 less than 5 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 more than 10 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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