Skip to main content

About Meghona Bada Village

Meghona Bada is a large village in Badarwas tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,992, made up of 1,608 males and 1,384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2315 hectares hectares.

Meghona Bada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meghona Bada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Badarwas
Area (hectares) 2315 hectares
Population 2,992
Male Population 1,608
Female Population 1,384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
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 Meghona Bada compares

By the 2011 count Meghona Bada is the 7th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 2315 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Meghona Bada

Meghona Bada is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Meghona Bada 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 Meghona Bada from other places

Meghona Bada lies about 59 km from Shivpuri. 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 Meghona Bada
Tehsil headquarters Badarwas 15 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar 36 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 59 km

Villages closest to Meghona Bada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badarwas 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 Meghona Bada

As per the Census of India 2011, Meghona Bada village had a population of 2,992. That makes it the 7th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Meghona Bada village has 1,608 males and 1,384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meghona Bada has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Meghona Bada covers 2315 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Meghona Bada falls under Badarwas tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Meghona Bada notes the nearest railway station 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 Meghona Bada.

Meghona Bada is about 59 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meghona Bada is in Badarwas tehsil of Shivpuri district. Badarwas is about 15 km away. Ashoknagar is about 36 km away. Shivpuri is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barodiya (3.2 km), Madwasa (3.8 km) and Magrora (5.1 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.