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About Meharpur Village

Meharpur is a mid sized village in Pirpainti tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,597, made up of 842 males and 755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Pirpainti
Pincode 813222
Area (hectares) 205 hectares
Population 1,597
Male Population 842
Female Population 755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Meharpur compares

By the 2011 count Meharpur is the 38th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents. Its 205 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Meharpur

Meharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Meharpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meharpur from other places

Meharpur lies about 38 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 4.0 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 Meharpur
Nearest railway station Lakshmipur Bhorang 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Pirpainti 10 km
Nearest town Colgong 12 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 38 km

Villages closest to Meharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pirpainti 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 Meharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Meharpur village had a population of 1,597. That makes it the 38th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents.

Meharpur village has 842 males and 755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meharpur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 876.

The pincode recorded for Meharpur is 813222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meharpur covers 205 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meharpur falls under Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Meharpur is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Meharpur.

Meharpur is about 38 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meharpur is in Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Lakshmipur Bhorang is about 4.0 km away. Pirpainti is about 10 km away. Colgong is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanpur (1.6 km), Roshanpur (1.8 km) and Daulatpur (2.1 km).

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

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