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About Mekhpa Village

Mekhpa is a large village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,518, made up of 1,331 males and 1,187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares.

Mekhpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mekhpa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Makhdumpur
Area (hectares) 202 hectares
Population 2,518
Male Population 1,331
Female Population 1,187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mekhpa compares

By the 2011 count Mekhpa is the 31st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Mekhpa

Mekhpa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mekhpa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mekhpa from other places

Mekhpa lies about 21 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 4.9 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 Mekhpa
Nearest railway station Ner Halt 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Makhdumpur 6.1 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 21 km

Villages closest to Mekhpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mekhpa village had a population of 2,518. That makes it the 31st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Mekhpa village has 1,331 males and 1,187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mekhpa has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Mekhpa covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mekhpa falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mekhpa is Ner Halt, about 4.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mekhpa.

Mekhpa is about 21 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mekhpa is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ner Halt is about 4.9 km away. Makhdumpur is about 6.1 km away. Jehanabad is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakra (under 2 km), Daulatpur (under 2 km) and Kharauna (1.5 km).

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

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