About Mari Megha Village

Mari Megha is one of the larger villages in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,867, made up of 3,088 males and 2,779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1814.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mari Megha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mari Megha village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Tarn Taran
Tehsil	Patti
Pincode	143305
Area (hectares)	1814.97 hectares
Population	5,867
Male Population	3,088
Female Population	2,779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mari Megha compares

By the 2011 count Mari Megha is the 10th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 1814.97 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Mari Megha

Mari Megha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mari Megha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mari Megha from other places

Mari Megha lies about 31 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Gharyala, about 18 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 Mari Megha
Nearest town	Bhikkiwind Uttār	7.4 km
Nearest railway station	Gharyala	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patti	24 km
District headquarters	Tarn Taran	31 km

Villages closest to Mari Megha

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

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Common questions about Mari Megha

As per the Census of India 2011, Mari Megha village had a population of 5,867. That makes it the 10th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Mari Megha village has 3,088 males and 2,779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mari Megha has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Mari Megha is 143305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mari Megha covers 1814.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mari Megha falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mari Megha is Gharyala, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mari Megha.

Mari Megha is about 31 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mari Megha is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Bhikkiwind Uttār is about 7.4 km away. Gharyala is about 18 km away. Patti is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.