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About Meghuwala Village

Meghuwala is a mid sized village in Chhachhrauli tehsil, in the district of Yamunanagar, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 584, made up of 317 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 135021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meghuwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meghuwala village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Yamunanagar
Tehsil Chhachhrauli
Pincode 135021
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 584
Male Population 317
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meghuwala compares

By the 2011 count Meghuwala is the 93rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Meghuwala

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

Meghuwala lies about 29 km from Yamunanagar, and the nearest railway station is Yamunanagar Jagadhri, about 30 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 Meghuwala
Tehsil headquarters Chhachhrauli 14 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 19 km
District headquarters Yamunanagar 29 km
Nearest railway station Yamunanagar Jagadhri 30 km

Villages closest to Meghuwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meghuwala village had a population of 584. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Meghuwala village has 317 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meghuwala has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Meghuwala is 135021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meghuwala covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meghuwala falls under Chhachhrauli tehsil of Yamunanagar district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Meghuwala is Yamunanagar Jagadhri, about 30 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 Meghuwala.

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

Meghuwala is in Chhachhrauli tehsil of Yamunanagar district. Chhachhrauli is about 14 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 19 km away. Yamunanagar 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 Baniawala (under 2 km), Shahzadwala (under 2 km) and Khilanwala (1.9 km).

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

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