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About Meromgutu Village

Meromgutu is a mid sized village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 962, made up of 465 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meromgutu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meromgutu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 962
Male Population 465
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meromgutu compares

By the 2011 count Meromgutu is the 16th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Meromgutu

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

Meromgutu lies about 46 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 34 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 Meromgutu
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon under 2 km
Nearest town Khunti 24 km
Nearest railway station Karra 34 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 46 km

Villages closest to Meromgutu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meromgutu village had a population of 962. That makes it the 16th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Meromgutu village has 465 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meromgutu has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Meromgutu is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meromgutu covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meromgutu falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Meromgutu is Karra, about 34 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Meromgutu.

Meromgutu is about 46 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meromgutu is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about under 2 km away. Khunti is about 24 km away. Karra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandgaon (under 2 km), Murumbura (under 2 km) and Katwa (under 2 km).

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

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