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About Meravane Village

Meravane is a mid sized village in Velhe tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 610, made up of 310 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares.

Meravane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meravane village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Velhe
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 610
Male Population 310
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meravane compares

By the 2011 count Meravane is the 31st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Meravane

Meravane is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Meravane as Available within village. 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 Meravane from other places

Meravane lies about 32 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Kothrud, about 28 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 Meravane
Tehsil headquarters Velhe 7.9 km
Nearest town Kharakvasla 20 km
Nearest railway station Kothrud 28 km
District headquarters Pune 32 km

Villages closest to Meravane

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meravane village had a population of 610. That makes it the 31st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Meravane village has 310 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meravane has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Meravane covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meravane falls under Velhe tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Meravane is Kothrud, about 28 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Meravane.

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

Meravane is in Velhe tehsil of Pune district. Velhe is about 7.9 km away. Kharakvasla is about 20 km away. Kothrud is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adavali (under 2 km), Malavali (under 2 km) and Phanshi (under 2 km).

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

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