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About Meghaulia Village

Meghaulia is a small village in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 258 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meghaulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meghaulia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Shivaji Nagar
Pincode 848118
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 474
Male Population 258
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
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 Meghaulia compares

By the 2011 count Meghaulia is the 57th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Meghaulia

Meghaulia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Meghaulia 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 Meghaulia from other places

Meghaulia lies about 28 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Rusera Ghat, about 16 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 Meghaulia
Tehsil headquarters Shivaji Nagar 3.8 km
Nearest town Rosera 16 km
Nearest railway station Rusera Ghat 16 km
District headquarters Samastipur 28 km

Villages closest to Meghaulia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shivaji Nagar 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 Meghaulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Meghaulia village had a population of 474. That makes it the 57th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Meghaulia village has 258 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meghaulia has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Meghaulia is 848118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meghaulia covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meghaulia falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Meghaulia is Rusera Ghat, about 16 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 Meghaulia.

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

Meghaulia is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Shivaji Nagar is about 3.8 km away. Rosera is about 16 km away. Rusera Ghat is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharsam (under 2 km), Ghiwahi (1.6 km) and Parwana (1.8 km).

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

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