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About Meghpar Village

Meghpar is a mid sized village in Lalpur tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,170, made up of 602 males and 568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361280, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meghpar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meghpar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Lalpur
Pincode 361280
Area (hectares) 331.94 hectares
Population 1,170
Male Population 602
Female Population 568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meghpar compares

By the 2011 count Meghpar is the 40th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 331.94 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Meghpar

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

Meghpar lies about 28 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Moti Khawdi, about 4.7 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 Meghpar
Nearest railway station Moti Khawdi 4.7 km
Nearest town Sikka 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalpur 23 km
District headquarters Jamnagar 28 km

Villages closest to Meghpar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meghpar village had a population of 1,170. That makes it the 40th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Meghpar village has 602 males and 568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meghpar has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Meghpar is 361280. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meghpar covers 331.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meghpar falls under Lalpur tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Meghpar is Moti Khawdi, about 4.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Meghpar.

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

Meghpar is in Lalpur tehsil of Jamnagar district. Moti Khawdi is about 4.7 km away. Sikka is about 8.7 km away. Lalpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padana (2.8 km), Mithoi (7.8 km) and Kanalus (8.3 km).

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

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