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About Meran Village

Meran is a mid sized village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,760, made up of 923 males and 837 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327.23 hectares hectares.

Meran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meran village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Rajnagar
Area (hectares) 327.23 hectares
Population 1,760
Male Population 923
Female Population 837
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Meran compares

By the 2011 count Meran is the 33rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,016 residents. Its 327.23 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Meran

Meran is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Meran 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meran from other places

Meran lies about 9.9 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Rajanagar, about 3.8 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 Meran
Nearest railway station Rajanagar 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 5.1 km
District headquarters Madhubani 9.9 km

Villages closest to Meran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meran village had a population of 1,760. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,016 residents.

Meran village has 923 males and 837 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meran has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Meran covers 327.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meran falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Meran is Rajanagar, about 3.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Meran.

Meran is about 9.9 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meran is in Rajnagar tehsil of Madhubani district. Rajanagar is about 3.8 km away. Rajnagar is about 5.1 km away. Madhubani is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gauri Meran (1.7 km), Madhubani Tol (1.7 km) and Palikhurd (2.3 km).

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

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