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About Meerpur Village

Meerpur is a mid sized village in Kotkasim tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,392, made up of 717 males and 675 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meerpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meerpur village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kotkasim
Pincode 301702
Area (hectares) 275 hectares
Population 1,392
Male Population 717
Female Population 675
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meerpur compares

By the 2011 count Meerpur is the 30th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents. Its 275 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Meerpur

Meerpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Meerpur as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meerpur from other places

Meerpur lies about 57 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Bharawas, about 20 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 Meerpur
Tehsil headquarters Kotkasim 6.8 km
Nearest town Tijāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Bharawas 20 km
District headquarters Alwar 57 km

Villages closest to Meerpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meerpur village had a population of 1,392. That makes it the 30th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents.

Meerpur village has 717 males and 675 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meerpur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Meerpur is 301702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meerpur covers 275 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meerpur falls under Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Meerpur is Bharawas, about 20 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 <5 km distance for Meerpur.

Meerpur is about 57 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meerpur is in Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district. Kotkasim is about 6.8 km away. Tijāra is about 16 km away. Bharawas 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 Berawas Kalan (under 2 km), Kutubpur (1.6 km) and Majri (2.0 km).

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

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