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About Mewra Village

Mewra is a mid sized village in Vijaypur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,190, made up of 663 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 795 females per 1000 males. The village covers 509 hectares hectares.

Mewra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mewra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Vijaypur
Area (hectares) 509 hectares
Population 1,190
Male Population 663
Female Population 527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 795
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mewra compares

By the 2011 count Mewra is the 38th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 509 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 846.

Getting to Mewra

Mewra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mewra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mewra from other places

Mewra lies about 88 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Rampahari, about 12 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 Mewra
Tehsil headquarters Vijaypur 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Rampahari 12 km
Nearest town Sabalgarh 13 km
District headquarters Sheopur 88 km

Villages closest to Mewra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mewra village had a population of 1,190. That makes it the 38th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Mewra village has 663 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mewra has about 795 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 846.

Mewra covers 509 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mewra falls under Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mewra is Rampahari, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mewra.

Mewra is about 88 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mewra is in Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district. Vijaypur is about 9.8 km away. Rampahari is about 12 km away. Sabalgarh is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bichpuri (1.5 km), Bara Kalan (1.7 km) and Dongarpur (2.6 km).

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

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