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About Mekuba Village

Mekuba is a mid sized village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 607 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1359.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mekuba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mekuba village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Pokaran
Pincode 345025
Area (hectares) 1359.96 hectares
Population 1,153
Male Population 607
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mekuba compares

By the 2011 count Mekuba is the 76th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 1359.96 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Mekuba

Mekuba is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mekuba as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Meerpura, Meghrikhsar, Mehar Nagar and Mehrangarh. 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 Mekuba

As per the Census of India 2011, Mekuba village had a population of 1,153. That makes it the 76th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Mekuba village has 607 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mekuba has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Mekuba is 345025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mekuba covers 1359.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mekuba falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Mekuba 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mekuba.

Mekuba is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer 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 Mekuba today is likely to be higher.

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