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About Meruattari Village

Meruattari is a mid sized village in Barkhetri tehsil, in the district of Nalbari, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,803, made up of 889 males and 914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.8 hectares hectares.

Meruattari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meruattari village
Description Value
State Assam
District Nalbari
Tehsil Barkhetri
Area (hectares) 172.8 hectares
Population 1,803
Male Population 889
Female Population 914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meruattari compares

By the 2011 count Meruattari is the 30th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,663 residents. Its 172.8 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Meruattari

Meruattari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Meruattari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meruattari from other places

Meruattari lies about 16 km from Nalbari, and the nearest railway station is Kaithalkuchi, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Meruattari
Tehsil headquarters Barkhetri 16 km
District headquarters Nalbari 16 km
Nearest town Nalbāri 16 km
Nearest railway station Kaithalkuchi 17 km

Villages closest to Meruattari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barkhetri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Meruattari

As per the Census of India 2011, Meruattari village had a population of 1,803. That makes it the 30th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,663 residents.

Meruattari village has 889 males and 914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meruattari has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Meruattari covers 172.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meruattari falls under Barkhetri tehsil of Nalbari district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Meruattari is Kaithalkuchi, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Meruattari.

Meruattari is about 16 km from Nalbari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meruattari is in Barkhetri tehsil of Nalbari district. Barkhetri is about 16 km away. Nalbari is about 16 km away. Nalbāri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amrattari (under 2 km), Kandhbari (2.2 km) and Sapkata (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Meruattari today is likely to be higher.

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