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About Merop Village

Merop is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 672, made up of 356 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Merop Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merop village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314402
Area (hectares) 161.85 hectares
Population 672
Male Population 356
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Merop compares

By the 2011 count Merop is the 161st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 161.85 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Merop

Merop is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Merop as Available within <5 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 Merop from other places

Merop lies about 28 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Shalashah Thana, about 29 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 Merop
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 28 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 28 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 28 km
Nearest railway station Shalashah Thana 29 km

Villages closest to Merop

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Merop village had a population of 672. That makes it the 161st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Merop village has 356 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merop has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Merop is 314402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Merop covers 161.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Merop falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Merop is Shalashah Thana, about 29 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 <5 km distance for Merop.

Merop is about 28 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Merop is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Simalwara is about 28 km away. Dungarpur is about 28 km away. Dūngarpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barchha Wara (under 2 km), Bhana Seemal (under 2 km) and Dhambola (1.6 km).

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

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