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About Meralikir Village

Meralikir is a small village in Anandpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 183 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meralikir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meralikir village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Anandpur
Pincode 833104
Area (hectares) 233.97 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 183
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meralikir compares

By the 2011 count Meralikir is the 61st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 505 residents. Its 233.97 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Meralikir

Meralikir is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Meralikir as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lobinpur, Lorponda, Lowasokra and Mahisgira. 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.

Common questions about Meralikir

As per the Census of India 2011, Meralikir village had a population of 357. That makes it the 61st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 505 residents.

Meralikir village has 183 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meralikir has about 951 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 1008.

The pincode recorded for Meralikir is 833104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meralikir covers 233.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Meralikir falls under Anandpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Meralikir 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 10+ km distance for Meralikir.

Meralikir is in Anandpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum 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.

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

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