Geographic Location of Meral

The village Meral is located in Herhanj C.D.Block of Latehar District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Herhanj Gram Panchayat. It comes under Herhanj Community Development Block. The nearest town is Latehar, which is about 30 kilometers away from Meral.

Travel and Communication for Meral

The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Meral,
Latehar,
Jharkhand, India
PIN - 822126

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Meral

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

Social Structure of Meral

As per available data from the year 2009, 357 persons live in 53 house holds in the village Meral. There are 193 female individuals and 164 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 54.06% and males constitute 45.94% of the total population.

There are 265 scheduled castes persons of which 146 are females and 119 are males. Females constitute 55.09% and males constitute 44.91% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 74.23% of the total population.

There are 82 scheduled tribes persons of which 42 are females and 40 are males. Females constitute 51.22% and males constitute 48.78% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 22.97% of the total population.

Population density of Meral is 58.05 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Meral

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Total area of Meral is 615 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 42.12 ha. About 38.02 ha is un-irrigated area. About 4.1 ha is irrigated area. About 1.88 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 2.22 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 14.58 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 13.6 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 3.35 ha is culturable waste land. About 25.18 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 59.17 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 Ghure, which is less than 5 kms away from Meral.

There is a government primary school 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 Balumath, 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 Latehar, 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 Latehar, 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 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 Latehar, 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 Daltonganj, 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 government non formal training centre in Balumath, 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 less than 5 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 5-10 kms away from Meral.

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

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Meral.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 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.

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