About Meerpura Village

Meerpura is a large village in Sanchore tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,549, made up of 1,317 males and 1,232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1193.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meerpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meerpura village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jalor
Tehsil	Sanchore
Pincode	343040
Area (hectares)	1193.29 hectares
Population	2,549
Male Population	1,317
Female Population	1,232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Meerpura compares

By the 2011 count Meerpura is the 50th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents. Its 1193.29 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Meerpura

Meerpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Meerpura as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meerpura from other places

Meerpura lies about 82 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Raniwara, about 24 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 Meerpura
Nearest railway station	Raniwara	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sanchore	26 km
Nearest town	Sānchor	26 km
District headquarters	Jalor	82 km

Villages closest to Meerpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meerpura village had a population of 2,549. That makes it the 50th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents.

Meerpura village has 1,317 males and 1,232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meerpura has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Meerpura is 343040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meerpura covers 1193.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meerpura falls under Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Meerpura is Raniwara, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Meerpura.

Meerpura is about 82 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meerpura is in Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district. Raniwara is about 24 km away. Sanchore is about 26 km away. Sānchor is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.