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About Megha Village

Megha is a mid sized village in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,033, made up of 571 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 809 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Megha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Megha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Keotiranway
Pincode 847237
Area (hectares) 63 hectares
Population 1,033
Male Population 571
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 809
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Megha compares

By the 2011 count Megha is the 67th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Megha

Megha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Megha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Megha from other places

Megha lies about 24 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Ugna, about 2.8 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 Megha
Nearest railway station Ugna 2.8 km
Nearest town Madhubani 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Keotiranway 19 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 24 km

Villages closest to Megha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Megha village had a population of 1,033. That makes it the 67th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Megha village has 571 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Megha has about 809 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Megha is 847237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Megha covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Megha falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Megha is Ugna, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Megha.

Megha is about 24 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Megha is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Ugna is about 2.8 km away. Madhubani is about 15 km away. Keotiranway is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harpur (3.7 km), Pacharhi (4.4 km) and Bishunpur (4.4 km).

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

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