About Meas Village

Meas is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 39 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 795 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meas village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	454 hectares
Population	70
Male Population	39
Female Population	31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	795
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Meas compares

By the 2011 count Meas is the 162nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 454 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 968.

Getting to Meas

Meas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Meas 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. The nearest villages by name are Manglo, Manju, Mansa and Matiund. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Meas

As per the Census of India 2011, Meas village had a population of 70. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Meas village has 39 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meas has about 795 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Meas is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meas covers 454 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Meas falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Meas notes the nearest railway station 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 Meas.

Meas is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.