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About Menghat Village

Menghat is a small village in Chikhaldara tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 166 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Menghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Menghat village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Chikhaldara
Pincode 444101
Area (hectares) 63.01 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 166
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Menghat compares

By the 2011 count Menghat is the 126th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 718 residents. Its 63.01 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Menghat

Menghat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Menghat as Available within <5 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 Menghat from other places

Menghat lies about 72 km from Amravati. 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 Menghat
Nearest town Akot 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Chikhaldara 28 km
District headquarters Amravati 72 km

Villages closest to Menghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Menghat village had a population of 327. That makes it the 126th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 718 residents.

Menghat village has 166 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Menghat has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Menghat is 444101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Menghat covers 63.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Menghat falls under Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Menghat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Menghat.

Menghat is about 72 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Menghat is in Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district. Akot is about 16 km away. Chikhaldara is about 28 km away. Amravati is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zingapur (1.5 km), Ahad (4.2 km) and Pandhra Khadak (5.3 km).

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

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