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About Meghli Village

Meghli is a mid sized village in Babai tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 969, made up of 506 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.56 hectares hectares.

Meghli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meghli village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Babai
Area (hectares) 233.56 hectares
Population 969
Male Population 506
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Meghli compares

By the 2011 count Meghli is the 45th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 233.56 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Meghli

Meghli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Meghli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meghli from other places

Meghli lies about 35 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Guramkhedi, about 4.0 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 Meghli
Nearest railway station Guramkhedi 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Babai 13 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 14 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 35 km

Villages closest to Meghli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meghli village had a population of 969. That makes it the 45th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Meghli village has 506 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meghli has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Meghli covers 233.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meghli falls under Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Meghli is Guramkhedi, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Meghli.

Meghli is about 35 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meghli is in Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Guramkhedi is about 4.0 km away. Babai is about 13 km away. Sohāgpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alakhedi (2.5 km), Khutiya (2.9 km) and Jhalon (3.1 km).

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

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