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About Meghi Village

Meghi is a mid sized village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,561, made up of 786 males and 775 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meghi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meghi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 813208
Area (hectares) 262.13 hectares
Population 1,561
Male Population 786
Female Population 775
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meghi compares

By the 2011 count Meghi is the 16th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 262.13 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Meghi

Meghi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Meghi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Meghi from other places

Meghi lies about 35 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 23 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 Meghi
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 23 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 28 km
District headquarters Godda 35 km

Villages closest to Meghi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meghi village had a population of 1,561. That makes it the 16th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Meghi village has 786 males and 775 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meghi has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Meghi is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meghi covers 262.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meghi falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Meghi is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Meghi.

Meghi is about 35 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meghi is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 1.7 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 23 km away. Sāhibganj 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 Dabra (under 2 km), Mangra (1.6 km) and Mungra (1.6 km).

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

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