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About Meerapura Village

Meerapura is a small village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 72 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 844 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meerapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meerapura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Pokaran
Pincode 345028
Area (hectares) 844 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 72
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 Meerapura compares

By the 2011 count Meerapura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 844 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Meerapura

Meerapura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Meerapura 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 Manasar, Mansar, Masooriya and Maulana Azadnagar. 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 Meerapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Meerapura village had a population of 135. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Meerapura village has 72 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meerapura has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Meerapura is 345028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meerapura covers 844 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Meerapura falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Meerapura 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 Meerapura.

Meerapura 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 Meerapura today is likely to be higher.

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