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About Meghwar Village

Meghwar is a mid sized village in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,488, made up of 706 males and 782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meghwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meghwar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Goriakothi
Pincode 841434
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 1,488
Male Population 706
Female Population 782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meghwar compares

By the 2011 count Meghwar is the 50th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Meghwar

Meghwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Meghwar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Meghwar from other places

Meghwar lies about 19 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 12 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 Meghwar
Nearest railway station Ratan Sarai 12 km
Nearest town Barauli 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Goriakothi 19 km
District headquarters Siwan 19 km

Villages closest to Meghwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meghwar village had a population of 1,488. That makes it the 50th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Meghwar village has 706 males and 782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meghwar has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Meghwar is 841434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meghwar covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Meghwar falls under Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Meghwar is Ratan Sarai, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Meghwar.

Meghwar is about 19 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meghwar is in Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district. Ratan Sarai is about 12 km away. Barauli is about 13 km away. Goriakothi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khulasa (2.5 km), Sarari (2.5 km) and Gohuan (3.2 km).

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

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