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About Mejura Village

Mejura is a mid sized village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,332, made up of 728 males and 604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.02 hectares hectares.

Mejura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mejura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baghmara Cum Katras
Area (hectares) 83.02 hectares
Population 1,332
Male Population 728
Female Population 604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830

How Mejura compares

By the 2011 count Mejura is the 62nd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 83.02 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

How far is Mejura from other places

Mejura lies about 33 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Bholldih, about 18 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 Mejura
Nearest railway station Bholldih 18 km
Nearest town Gomoh 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Baghmara Cum Katras 33 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 33 km

Villages closest to Mejura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baghmara Cum Katras 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 Mejura

As per the Census of India 2011, Mejura village had a population of 1,332. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Mejura village has 728 males and 604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mejura has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Mejura covers 83.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mejura falls under Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mejura is Bholldih, about 18 km away in a straight line.

Mejura is about 33 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mejura is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Bholldih is about 18 km away. Gomoh is about 18 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamua (2.1 km), Jamuatanr (2.1 km) and Simatanr (2.2 km).

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

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