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About Meghuli Village

Meghuli is a mid sized village in Ramanujganj tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 915, made up of 442 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meghuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meghuli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Ramanujganj
Pincode 497220
Area (hectares) 346.32 hectares
Population 915
Male Population 442
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meghuli compares

By the 2011 count Meghuli is the 68th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 346.32 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Meghuli

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

Meghuli lies about 83 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 48 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 Meghuli
Tehsil headquarters Ramanujganj 17 km
Nearest railway station Meralgram 48 km
Nearest town Garhwa 49 km
District headquarters Surguja 83 km

Villages closest to Meghuli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meghuli village had a population of 915. That makes it the 68th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Meghuli village has 442 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meghuli has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Meghuli is 497220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meghuli covers 346.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meghuli falls under Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Meghuli is Meralgram, about 48 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 Meghuli.

Meghuli is about 83 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meghuli is in Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district. Ramanujganj is about 17 km away. Meralgram is about 48 km away. Garhwa is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chumra (1.7 km), Bhala (2.1 km) and Chaki (2.5 km).

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

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