Meru, Hazaribagh

Meru is a census town in Sadar, Hazaribagh (community development block) of Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Meru
Census Town
Meru
Location in Jharkhand, India
Meru
Meru (India)
Coordinates: 24°1′46″N 85°27′26″E
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictHazaribagh
Population
 (2011)
 • Total7,780
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
825317 (BSF Meru)
Telephone code06546
Vehicle registrationJH 02
Websitehazaribag.nic.in

Geography

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

Demographics

As per 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 below 6 years was 911. The total number of literates in Meru was 5,914 (86.10% of the population over 6 years).[2]

As of 2001 India census,[3] 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.

BSF centre

Meru has a BSF training centre and school for advance training of counter insurgency, counter terrorism and bomb disposal.[4]

Education

Central School, BSF Camp, Meru, was established in 1979. It is a Hindi-medium coeducational school, teaching from classes I to XII. It has library and computer facilities.[5]

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 Wikimapia
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Excellence tag for BSF training centre". The Telegraph, 13 September 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  5. "Central School, BSF, Meru". Central School. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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