About Meharpur Village

Meharpur is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 766, made up of 373 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares.

Meharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meharpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Fatehpur
Area (hectares)	82 hectares
Population	766
Male Population	373
Female Population	393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,054
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Meharpur compares

By the 2011 count Meharpur is the 103rd largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

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 5 - 10 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 Meharpur from other places

Meharpur lies about 67 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Chandi, about 3.6 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	Chandi	3.6 km
Nearest town	Hilsa	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehpur	28 km
District headquarters	Gaya	67 km

Villages closest to Meharpur

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

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Common questions about Meharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Meharpur village had a population of 766. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Meharpur village has 373 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meharpur has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Meharpur covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meharpur falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Meharpur is Chandi, about 3.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Meharpur.

Meharpur is about 67 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meharpur is in Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district. Chandi is about 3.6 km away. Hilsa is about 7.8 km away. Fatehpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.