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About Meremajalu Village

Meremajalu is a large village in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,106, made up of 1,486 males and 1,620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 545.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meremajalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meremajalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Bantval
Pincode 574143
Area (hectares) 545.57 hectares
Population 3,106
Male Population 1,486
Female Population 1,620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Meremajalu compares

By the 2011 count Meremajalu is the 41st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 545.57 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Meremajalu

Meremajalu 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 Meremajalu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meremajalu from other places

Meremajalu lies about 32 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Farangipete, about 1.9 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 Meremajalu
Nearest railway station Farangipete 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bantval 8.2 km
Nearest town Bantvāl 8.2 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 32 km

Villages closest to Meremajalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meremajalu village had a population of 3,106. That makes it the 41st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Meremajalu village has 1,486 males and 1,620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meremajalu has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Meremajalu is 574143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meremajalu covers 545.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meremajalu falls under Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Meremajalu is Farangipete, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Meremajalu.

Meremajalu is about 32 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meremajalu is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Farangipete is about 1.9 km away. Bantval is about 8.2 km away. Bantvāl is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ammunje (2.9 km), Pudu (3.0 km) and Thumbe (4.2 km).

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

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