About Meghnath Village

Meghnath is a mid sized village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 305 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares.

Meghnath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meghnath village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Meherma
Area (hectares)	68 hectares
Population	566
Male Population	305
Female Population	261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	856
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Meghnath compares

By the 2011 count Meghnath is the 76th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Meghnath

Meghnath is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Meghnath as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meghnath from other places

Meghnath lies about 34 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 19 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 Meghnath
Nearest railway station	Ekchari	19 km
Nearest town	Colgong	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meherma	34 km
District headquarters	Godda	34 km

Villages closest to Meghnath

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meghnath village had a population of 566. That makes it the 76th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Meghnath village has 305 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meghnath has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Meghnath covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meghnath falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Meghnath is Ekchari, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Meghnath.

Meghnath is about 34 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meghnath is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Ekchari is about 19 km away. Colgong is about 21 km away. Meherma is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.