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About Meghasar Village

Meghasar is a small village in Chohtan tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 210 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 988 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meghasar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meghasar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Chohtan
Pincode 344702
Area (hectares) 988 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 210
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meghasar compares

By the 2011 count Meghasar is the 360th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 988 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Meghasar

Meghasar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Meghasar as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Mantunda, Mate Ka Tala, Meethe Ka Tala and Meethi Nadi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Meghasar

As per the Census of India 2011, Meghasar village had a population of 381. That makes it the 360th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Meghasar village has 210 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meghasar has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Meghasar is 344702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meghasar covers 988 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Meghasar falls under Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Meghasar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Meghasar is in Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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