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About Meghawa Village

Meghawa is a large village in Sanchore tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,208, made up of 1,143 males and 1,065 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1296 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meghawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meghawa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Sanchore
Pincode 343041
Area (hectares) 1296 hectares
Population 2,208
Male Population 1,143
Female Population 1,065
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meghawa compares

By the 2011 count Meghawa is the 68th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents. Its 1296 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Meghawa

Meghawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Meghawa as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Maru Khera, Marwari Kalbiyon Ka Goliya, Meda Jageer and Medha. 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 Meghawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Meghawa village had a population of 2,208. That makes it the 68th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents.

Meghawa village has 1,143 males and 1,065 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meghawa has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Meghawa is 343041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meghawa covers 1296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Meghawa falls under Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Meghawa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Meghawa.

Meghawa is in Sanchore tehsil of Jalor 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 Meghawa today is likely to be higher.

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