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About Mero Village

Mero is a mid sized village in Khadganva tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,087, made up of 515 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 726.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mero Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mero village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Khadganva
Pincode 496336
Area (hectares) 726.34 hectares
Population 1,087
Male Population 515
Female Population 572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mero compares

By the 2011 count Mero is the 43rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents. Its 726.34 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Mero

Mero is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mero as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mero from other places

Mero lies about 29 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Paradol, about 5.8 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 Mero
Nearest railway station Paradol 5.8 km
Nearest town Manendragarh 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Khadganva 29 km
District headquarters Koriya 29 km

Villages closest to Mero

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mero village had a population of 1,087. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents.

Mero village has 515 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mero has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Mero is 496336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mero covers 726.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mero falls under Khadganva tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mero is Paradol, about 5.8 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Mero.

Mero is about 29 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mero is in Khadganva tehsil of Koriya district. Paradol is about 5.8 km away. Manendragarh is about 11 km away. Khadganva is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khadgawan (9.6 km), Chirmi (11 km) and Dewadand (12 km).

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

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