Meru, Hazaribagh
| Meru | |
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| Census Town | |
 Meru
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| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Hazaribagh |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,780 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Santali |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 825317 |
| Telephone code | 06546 |
Meru is a census town in Hazaribagh (community development block) of Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is located on the Hazaribagh- Bagodar road (National Highway 100).
Geography
It is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[1]
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Meru had a population of 7,780. There were 4,740 males and 3,040 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 957 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 31.[2]
As of 2001[update] 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.
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Meru was 5,914 out of which 3,992 were males and 1,922 were females.[2]
BSF centre
Meru has a BSF training centre and school for advance training of counter insurgency, counter terrorism and bomb disposal.[4]
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