| Meral | |
| Settlement Type: | Block |
| Nickname: | मेराल |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in jharkhand, India |
| Coordinates: | 24.18°N 83.71°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Block |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
| Subdivision Name2: | Garhwa |
| Subdivision Name3: | Meral |
| Leader Title1: | MLA |
| Leader Name1: | Satyendra Nath Tiwari Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 1,30,308 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 822133 |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Magahi, Hindi |
Meral is a town in Garhwa district, Jharkhand state, India.
It is located at an altitude of 242 m, 217 km from the state capital, Ranchi, in Time Zone UTC +5:30 .
According to census 2011 had a population of 1,30,308 inhabitants.