About Meghua Village

Meghua is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 212 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meghua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meghua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jama
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	31 hectares
Population	391
Male Population	212
Female Population	179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	844
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Meghua compares

By the 2011 count Meghua is the 136th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Meghua

Meghua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Meghua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mankachak, Mankapahari, Mathachak and Matkhor. 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 Meghua

As per the Census of India 2011, Meghua village had a population of 391. That makes it the 136th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Meghua village has 212 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meghua has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Meghua is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meghua covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meghua falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Meghua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Meghua.

Meghua is in Jama tehsil of Dumka 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.