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About Meghniwas Village

Meghniwas is a mid sized village in Begun tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 249 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meghniwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meghniwas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Begun
Pincode 312023
Area (hectares) 260 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 249
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meghniwas compares

By the 2011 count Meghniwas is the 77th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Meghniwas

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

Meghniwas lies about 46 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sigoli Shyam, about 11 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 Meghniwas
Nearest railway station Sigoli Shyam 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Begun 12 km
Nearest town Begūn 12 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 46 km

Villages closest to Meghniwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meghniwas village had a population of 503. That makes it the 77th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Meghniwas village has 249 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meghniwas has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Meghniwas is 312023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meghniwas covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Meghniwas falls under Begun tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Meghniwas is Sigoli Shyam, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Meghniwas.

Meghniwas is about 46 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meghniwas is in Begun tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Sigoli Shyam is about 11 km away. Begun is about 12 km away. Begūn is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suwaniya (under 2 km), Marna (2.2 km) and Jharol (3.7 km).

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

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