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About Meharpura Village

Meharpura is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 415, made up of 204 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meharpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meharpura village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176108
Area (hectares) 55.44 hectares
Population 415
Male Population 204
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meharpura compares

By the 2011 count Meharpura is the 25th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 55.44 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Meharpura

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

Meharpura lies about 15 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 28 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 Meharpura
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 2.9 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 15 km
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 28 km
Nearest town Mandi 44 km

Villages closest to Meharpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Meharpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Meharpura village had a population of 415. That makes it the 25th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Meharpura village has 204 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meharpura has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Meharpura is 176108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meharpura covers 55.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meharpura falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Meharpura is Panchrukhi, about 28 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 Meharpura.

Meharpura is about 15 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meharpura is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tira Sujanpur is about 2.9 km away. Hamirpur is about 15 km away. Panchrukhi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mayana (under 2 km), Darla (under 2 km) and Ropa (under 2 km).

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

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