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About Meni Village

Meni is a mid sized village in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 906, made up of 446 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meni village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Shirala
Pincode 415405
Area (hectares) 355 hectares
Population 906
Male Population 446
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meni compares

By the 2011 count Meni is the 62nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 355 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1072.

Getting to Meni

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

Meni lies about 66 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 30 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 Meni
Tehsil headquarters Shirala 18 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 21 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 30 km
District headquarters Sangli 66 km

Villages closest to Meni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meni village had a population of 906. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Meni village has 446 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meni has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1072.

The pincode recorded for Meni is 415405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meni covers 355 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meni falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Meni is Shenoli, about 30 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 <5 km distance for Meni.

Meni is about 66 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meni is in Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Shirala is about 18 km away. Shahuwadi is about 21 km away. Shenoli is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranjanwadi (under 2 km), Shirsatwadi (2.0 km) and Yelapur (2.6 km).

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

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