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About Mehrajot Village

Mehrajot is a mid sized village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 304 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2267.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehrajot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehrajot village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Fatehgarh
Pincode 345001
Area (hectares) 2267.67 hectares
Population 572
Male Population 304
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehrajot compares

By the 2011 count Mehrajot is the 70th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 2267.67 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 Mehrajot

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

Mehrajot lies about 56 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Jetha Chandan, about 38 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 Mehrajot
Tehsil headquarters Fatehgarh 30 km
Nearest railway station Jetha Chandan 38 km
District headquarters Jaisalmer 56 km

Villages closest to Mehrajot

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.

Common questions about Mehrajot

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehrajot village had a population of 572. That makes it the 70th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Mehrajot village has 304 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehrajot has about 882 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 Mehrajot is 345001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehrajot covers 2267.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mehrajot falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Mehrajot is Jetha Chandan, about 38 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 Mehrajot.

Mehrajot is about 56 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehrajot is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Fatehgarh is about 30 km away. Jetha Chandan is about 38 km away. Jaisalmer is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karada (2.2 km), Lala (3.4 km) and Achla (6.1 km).

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

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