About Mera Village

Mera is a mid sized village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 356 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mera village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Rakkar
Pincode	177108
Area (hectares)	110.41 hectares
Population	704
Male Population	356
Female Population	348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mera compares

By the 2011 count Mera is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 110.41 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Mera

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

Mera lies about 17 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 7.4 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 Mera
Nearest railway station	Tripal	7.4 km
District headquarters	Kangra	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rakkar	24 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	31 km

Villages closest to Mera

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

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Common questions about Mera

As per the Census of India 2011, Mera village had a population of 704. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Mera village has 356 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mera has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Mera is 177108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mera covers 110.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mera falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mera is Tripal, about 7.4 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 Mera.

Mera is about 17 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mera is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Tripal is about 7.4 km away. Kangra is about 17 km away. Rakkar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.