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About Meghpar Village

Meghpar is a small village in Lakhpat tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 195 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 613.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370625, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meghpar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meghpar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Lakhpat
Pincode 370625
Area (hectares) 613.23 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 195
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
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 44th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 727 residents. Its 613.23 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

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 84 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Naliya, about 47 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
Tehsil headquarters Lakhpat 32 km
Nearest railway station Naliya 47 km
Nearest town Bhuj 79 km
District headquarters Kachchh 84 km

Villages closest to Meghpar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lakhpat 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 369. That makes it the 44th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 727 residents.

Meghpar village has 195 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meghpar has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Meghpar is 370625. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meghpar covers 613.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Meghpar falls under Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Meghpar is Naliya, about 47 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 84 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meghpar is in Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district. Lakhpat is about 32 km away. Naliya is about 47 km away. Bhuj is about 79 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Junachay (1.8 km), Amiya (3.8 km) and Haroda (4.4 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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