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About Megharia Village

Megharia is a mid sized village in Agiaon tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,278, made up of 599 males and 679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Megharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Megharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Agiaon
Pincode 802201
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 1,278
Male Population 599
Female Population 679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,134
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Megharia compares

By the 2011 count Megharia is the 42nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,215 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Megharia

Megharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Megharia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Megharia from other places

Megharia lies about 27 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Arariya, about 3.4 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 Megharia
Nearest railway station Arariya 3.4 km
Nearest town Arāria 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Agiaon 27 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 27 km

Villages closest to Megharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Megharia village had a population of 1,278. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,215 residents.

Megharia village has 599 males and 679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Megharia has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Megharia is 802201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Megharia covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Megharia falls under Agiaon tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Megharia is Arariya, about 3.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Megharia.

Megharia is about 27 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Megharia is in Agiaon tehsil of Bhojpur district. Arariya is about 3.4 km away. Arāria is about 7.9 km away. Agiaon is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anantpur (4.2 km), Madhopur (6.9 km) and Araila (7.9 km).

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

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