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- LGD code
- 415737
- Pincode
- 762012
- Post office
- Khajuripada
- Population
- 113
- Households
- 34
- Literacy rate
- 54%
- Sex ratio
- 1018 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 66
Census 2011 · in context
How Meru compares
By population, Meru ranks #111 of 198 villages in Khajuripada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.0%
−9.4% vs mandal average
- Meru
- 54.0%
- Khajuripada mandal
- 63.4%
- Kandhamal district
- 54.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,018
+11 vs mandal average
- Meru
- 1,018
- Khajuripada mandal
- 1,007
Household size
people per home
3.3
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Meru
- 3.3
- Khajuripada mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Meru at a glance
Meru is a village of 113 people in 34 households (Census 2011) in Khajuripada block, Kandhamal district, Odisha, the 111th-largest of 198 villages in Khajuripada block. Literacy is 54%, 9 points below the block average, and the sex ratio is 1,018 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 762012, served by Khajuripada post office; the LGD village code is 415737. The village votes in G. Udayagiri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prafulla Chandra Pradhan.
Gram panchayat: Dalapada →
Key facts — Meru
- LGD code
- 415737
- Pincode
- 762012
- Post office
- Khajuripada
- Population (Census 2011)
- 113
- Population (projected 2026)
- 133
- Households
- 34
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1018
- Literacy rate
- 54.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- G. Udayagiri
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prafulla Chandra Pradhan
- Block / Mandal
- Khajuripada
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 762012
- KhajuripadaKhajuripada mandal3,669 pop
- DutiparaKhajuripada mandal1,284 pop
- GudariKhajuripada mandal1,061 pop
- DutimendiKhajuripada mandal980 pop
- DalapadaKhajuripada mandal911 pop
- KaladiKhajuripada mandal828 pop
- KolathasahiKhajuripada mandal814 pop
- DadapajuKhajuripada mandal715 pop
- ArapajuKhajuripada mandal688 pop
Other villages in Khajuripada mandal
View all 60+ →- Khajuripada
- R. Nuagan
- Dutipara
- Gudari
- Dutimendi
- Balaskumph
- Dalapada
- Kaladi
- Kolathasahi
- Barikumpa
- Sudurukumpa
- Dadapaju
- Arapaju
- Ranapatuli
- Titiraponga
- Urumunda
- Mulagudari
- Kendarasahi
- Jhagadapatta
- Tadameru
- Nabaguba
- Adasipada
- Penabali
- Dimirikhol
- Ghodapathar
- Bedangpaju
- Darada
- Balisuguri
- Lambabadi
- Jhampi
- Gundribari
- Badabhuin
- Shakari
- Bhukutakanali
- Ledrikhol
- Charipada
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-05-06
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)