Mera is a census town in

Nirsa Nirsa is a census town in Nirsa CD block in the Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Nirsa is located at . It has an average elevation of 139 metres (456 ft). Note: The map ...

CD block in

Dhanbad Sadar subdivision Dhanbad Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Dhanbad district in the state of Jharkhand, India. History The earliest administrative mention of Dhanbad, refers to the transfer of the headquarters of Gobindapur subdivision of e ...

Dhanbad district Dhanbad district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Dhanbad is the administrative headquarters of this district. As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Jharkhand (out of 24), after Ranchi. It a ...

in the

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Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . I ...

Geography

Location

Mera is located at . Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Overview

The region shown in the map is a part of the undulating uplands bustling with coalmines. While the Damodar flows along the southern boundary, the Barakar flows along the eastern boundary. Both the rivers form the boundary with

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...

Panchet Dam Panchet Dam was the last of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC). It was constructed across the Damodar River at Panchet in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand, and ope ...

and

Maithon Dam The Maithon Dam is located at Maithon, 48 km from Dhanbad, in the state of Jharkhand India. It is long and high. This dam was specially designed for flood control and generates 60,000 kW of electric power. There is an underground po ...

, along with their reservoirs, are prominently visible in the map. The entire area is covered in

Nirsa (community development block) Nirsa is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand state, India. Overview Dhanbad district forms a part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, but it is more of an upl ...

. In Nirsa CD block 69% of the population live in rural areas and 31% live in urban areas. The
official website of the district
has announced the formation of two new CD blocks – Egarkund and Kaliasole, possibly carved out of Nirsa CD block. As of July 2019, there is no further information about the new CD blocks. BCCL operates Chanch/ Victoria Area partially within the region shown in the map. ECL operates

Mugma Area Mugma Area is one of the 14 operational areas of Eastern Coalfields Limited located in Dhanbad district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Geography Location The Mugma Area is located around The Mugma Area is bounded by the rural areas of Jam ...

fully within the region shown in the map.

Demographics

As per the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Mera had a total population of 7,051 of which 3,801 (54%) were males and 3,250 (46%) were females. Population below 6 years was 932. The total number of literates in Mera was 4,435 (72.48% of the population over 6 years). India

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...

, Mera had a population of 5,199. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Mera has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 42%. In Mera, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

Mera has an area of 3.658 km². It is 42 km from the district headquarters Dhanbad. There is a railway station at

Kumardubi Kumardhubi is an inhabited place in the Dhanbad district of Jharkhand state, India. Geography Location Kumardubi is not identified as a separate place/ mouza in the 2011 census data, As per the map of Nirsa CD Block on page 132 oDistrict Ce ...

12 km away. Buses are available in

Maithon Maithon is a census town in Nirsa CD Block in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is situated on the banks of river Barakar Etymology The name has been derived from Maithan or Mai-Ka-Than (Hindi) ...

12 km away. It has 14 km roads and open drains. The two major sources of protected water supply are tap water from treated sources and uncovered wells. There are 1,185 domestic electric connections and 5 road light points. Amongst the medical facilities, it has 1 hospital with 50 beds. Amongst the educational facilities, it has 3 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools and 2 general degree colleges. There is a senior secondary school at

2.5 km away. Amongst the recreational facilities, there is a cinema theatre. It is a centre of the firebricks industry.

References

Cities and towns in Dhanbad district {{Jharkhand-geo-stub