About Megha Village

Megha is a mid sized village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 769, made up of 411 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5729.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Megha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Megha village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Fatehgarh
Pincode	345027
Area (hectares)	5729.75 hectares
Population	769
Male Population	411
Female Population	358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	871
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Megha compares

By the 2011 count Megha is the 50th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 5729.75 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Megha

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

Megha lies about 19 km from Fatehgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jaisalmer, about 46 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 Megha
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehgarh	19 km
Nearest railway station	Jaisalmer	46 km

Villages closest to Megha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Megha village had a population of 769. That makes it the 50th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Megha village has 411 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Megha has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Megha is 345027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Megha covers 5729.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Megha falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Megha is Jaisalmer, about 46 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Megha.

Megha is about 19 km from Fatehgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Megha is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Fatehgarh is about 19 km away. Jaisalmer is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.