About Meghwal Village

Meghwal is a large village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,251, made up of 2,201 males and 2,050 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meghwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meghwal village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Ramnagar
Pincode	845106
Area (hectares)	200 hectares
Population	4,251
Male Population	2,201
Female Population	2,050
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Meghwal compares

By the 2011 count Meghwal is the 9th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Meghwal

Meghwal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Meghwal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meghwal from other places

Meghwal lies about 30 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Harinagar, about 9.8 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 Meghwal
Tehsil headquarters	Ramnagar	9.0 km
Nearest town	Rāmnagar	9.0 km
Nearest railway station	Harinagar	9.8 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	30 km

Villages closest to Meghwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meghwal village had a population of 4,251. That makes it the 9th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents.

Meghwal village has 2,201 males and 2,050 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meghwal has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Meghwal is 845106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meghwal covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Meghwal falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Meghwal is Harinagar, about 9.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Meghwal.

Meghwal is about 30 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meghwal is in Ramnagar tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Ramnagar is about 9.0 km away. Rāmnagar is about 9.0 km away. Harinagar is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.