About Mear Village

Mear is a large village in Noorsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,819, made up of 2,005 males and 1,814 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272 hectares hectares.

Mear Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mear village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Noorsarai
Area (hectares)	272 hectares
Population	3,819
Male Population	2,005
Female Population	1,814
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mear compares

By the 2011 count Mear is the 18th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents. Its 272 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Mear

Mear is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mear 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mear from other places

Mear lies about 7.3 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Noorsarai, about 4.3 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 Mear
Nearest railway station	Noorsarai	4.3 km
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	6.9 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	7.3 km

Villages closest to Mear

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mear village had a population of 3,819. That makes it the 18th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents.

Mear village has 2,005 males and 1,814 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mear has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Mear covers 272 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mear falls under Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mear is Noorsarai, about 4.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mear.

Mear is about 7.3 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mear is in Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Noorsarai is about 4.3 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 6.9 km away. Nalanda is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.