Meru, Khajuripada

Meru is a village located in the Khajuripada Tehsil of Kandhamal district of Odisha. The village falls in Khajuripada block and comes under Dalapada Gram Panchayat.

As on November 2024, the current population of Meru is 126 out of which 62 are males and rest 64 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1032 females per 1000 males. There are around 15 teenagers in Meru. It has literacy rate of 54% which means around 68 persons can read and write. Total 71 people belonging to scheduled caste and 53 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 38 households in Meru, which means every family has 3 members on average. The village has working population of 74. The pincode of Meru is 762012 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Khajuripada Sub Post office
• Dutimendi Branch Post office
• Arapaju Branch Post office
• Talagaon Branch Post office
• Baikumpa Branch Post office

Schools

Meru has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Medu Primary School

Hospitals

Meru has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Arapaju Primary Health Center
• Khajuripada MC Sub-Center
• Dalapada Sub-Center
• Gudari Sub-Center
• Arapaju Medical College Hospital Sub-Center