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About Meregaon Village

Meregaon is a small village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 236 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meregaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meregaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 157.32 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 236
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meregaon compares

By the 2011 count Meregaon is the 134th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 157.32 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Meregaon

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

Meregaon lies about 24 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 6.3 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 Meregaon
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 8.4 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 24 km

Villages closest to Meregaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meregaon village had a population of 462. That makes it the 134th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Meregaon village has 236 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meregaon has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Meregaon is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meregaon covers 157.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meregaon falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Meregaon is Jatkanhar, about 6.3 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 <5 km distance for Meregaon.

Meregaon is about 24 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meregaon is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Jatkanhar is about 6.3 km away. Dongargarh is about 8.4 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Medha (1.6 km), Murmunda (1.7 km) and Khalari (1.8 km).

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

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