About Mesra Village

Mesra is one of the larger villages in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,476, made up of 5,453 males and 4,023 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 738 females per 1000 males. The village covers 681 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mesra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mesra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Kanke
Pincode	835217
Area (hectares)	681 hectares
Population	9,476
Male Population	5,453
Female Population	4,023
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	738
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 Mesra compares

By the 2011 count Mesra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 681 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Mesra

Mesra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mesra 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mesra from other places

Mesra lies about 15 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Mesra, about under 2 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 Mesra
Nearest railway station	Mesra	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kanke	9.7 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	15 km

Villages closest to Mesra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mesra village had a population of 9,476. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Mesra village has 5,453 males and 4,023 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mesra has about 738 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Mesra is 835217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mesra covers 681 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mesra falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mesra is Mesra, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mesra.

Mesra is about 15 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mesra is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Mesra is about under 2 km away. Kanke is about 9.7 km away. Ranchi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.