About Meghua Village

Meghua is a large village in Tetaria tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,067, made up of 1,053 males and 1,014 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.3 hectares hectares.

Meghua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meghua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Tetaria
Area (hectares)	249.3 hectares
Population	2,067
Male Population	1,053
Female Population	1,014
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Meghua compares

By the 2011 count Meghua is the 22nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,235 residents. Its 249.3 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Meghua

Meghua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Meghua as Available within 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 Meghua from other places

Meghua lies about 28 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sahasralingam, about 6.5 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 Meghua
Nearest railway station	Sahasralingam	6.5 km
Nearest town	Chākia	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tetaria	22 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	28 km

Villages closest to Meghua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meghua village had a population of 2,067. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,235 residents.

Meghua village has 1,053 males and 1,014 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meghua has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Meghua covers 249.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meghua falls under Tetaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Meghua is Sahasralingam, about 6.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Meghua.

Meghua is about 28 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meghua is in Tetaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Sahasralingam is about 6.5 km away. Chākia is about 7.9 km away. Tetaria is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.