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About Meda Village

Meda is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 635, made up of 308 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meda village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144702
Area (hectares) 184.09 hectares
Population 635
Male Population 308
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Meda compares

By the 2011 count Meda is the 94th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 184.09 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Meda

The census records public bus service for Meda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meda from other places

Meda lies about 37 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sindhar, about 2.1 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 Meda
Nearest railway station Sindhar 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 7.7 km
Nearest town Nakodar 20 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 37 km

Villages closest to Meda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meda village had a population of 635. That makes it the 94th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Meda village has 308 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meda has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Meda is 144702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meda covers 184.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meda falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Meda is Sindhar, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Meda is about 37 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meda is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sindhar is about 2.1 km away. Shahkot is about 7.7 km away. Nakodar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sajanwal (under 2 km), Badshahpur (1.5 km) and Mahmonwal (1.7 km).

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

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