Meru, Hazaribagh

Meru is a census town in the Sadar, Hazaribagh CD block in the Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Meru
Census Town
Meru Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Meru Meru (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°1′46″N 85°27′26″E
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Population  (2011)
• Total	7,780
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	825317 (BSF Meru)
Telephone/ STD code	06546
Vehicle registration	JH 02
Website	hazaribag.nic.in

Geography

15km
10miles

B

I

H

A

R

Mohana
River

Damodar
River

Bokaro
River

Konar
River

Barsoti River

Barakar River

CCL
Hazaribagh Area

CCL Argada Area

CCL Barka
Sayal Area

CCL Amrapali
& Chandragupta Area

Surajkund hot spring

HS

Konar
Dam

D

Hazaribagh
Wildlife Sanctuary

T

Urimari

CT

Religara

CT

Meru

CT

Konra

CT

Gidi

CT

Dari

CT

Cherra

CT

Chauparan

CT

Charhi

CT

Bishnugarh

CT

Barhi

CT

Hazaribagh

M

Tati Jhariya

R

Padma

R

Nagar Barsot

R

Khapriaon

R

Keredari

R

Katkamsandi

R

Katkamdag

R

Ichak

R

Gorhar

R

Daru

R

Churchu

R

Chalkusha

R

Barkatha

R

Barkagaon

R

  

Cities, towns and locations in Hazaribagh district in North Chotanagpur Division
Some census towns and locations around Hazaribagh city have been shown in the Hazaribagh City map
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre, D: dam, HS: hot spring
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

It is located at 24°1′46″N 85°27′26″E.^[1]

Area overview

Hazaribagh district is a plateau area and forests occupy around about 45% of the total area. It is a predominantly rural area with 92.34% of the population living in rural areas against 7.66% in the urban areas. There are many census towns in the district, as can be seen in the map alongside. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people but with the extension of coal mines, particularly in the southern part of the district, employment in coal mines is increasing. However, it has to be borne in mind that modern mining operations are highly mechanised. Four operational areas of Central Coalfields are marked on the map. All these areas are spread across partly this district and partly the neighbouring districts.^[2][3][4]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Urbanisation data calculated on the basis of census data for CD blocks and may vary a little against unpublished official data.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Meru had a total population of 7,780, of which 4,740 (61%) were males and 3,040 (39%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 911. The total number of literate persons in Meru was 5,914 (86.10% of the population over 6 years).^[5]

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[6] Meru had a population of 8,547. Males constitute 66% of the population and females 34%. Meru has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 55%. In Meru, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Hazaribagh, Meru covered an area of 4.37 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 65 km roads with both open and closed drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered wells, hand pumps. It had 649 domestic electric connections, 35 road lighting points. Among the educational facilities it had 1 primary school, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 1 senior secondary school. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities, it had 1 stadium. It had branches of 1 nationalised bank, 1 cooperative bank, 1 agricultural credit society.^[7]

BSF centre

Meru has a BSF training centre and school for advance training of counter insurgency, counter terrorism and bomb disposal.^[8]

Education

Central School, BSF Camp, Meru, was established in 1979. It is an English-medium coeducational school, teaching from classes I to XII. It has library and computer facilities.^[9]

Transport

Meru is 12 km from Hazaribagh, off the Hazaribagh-Bagodar Road.

References

1. http://wikimapia.org/#lat=24.0295324&lon=85.4574537&z=16&l=0&m=a&v=2 ^{[user-generated source]}
2. "District Census Handbook, Hazaribag, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 11-14. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
3. "District Census Handbook, Hazaribagh, 2011, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Census of India 2011 Page 26. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
4. "The North Karanpura Coalfields". Jharkhand. sinclair-environmental. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
5. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
6. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
7. "District Census Handbook Hazaribagh, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 651-662. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
8. "Excellence tag for BSF training centre". The Telegraph, 13 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
9. "Central School, BSF, Meru". Central School. Retrieved 16 November 2017.