Skip to main content

About Meerpura Village

Meerpura is a small village in Pirawa tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 71, made up of 38 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meerpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meerpura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Pirawa
Pincode 326034
Area (hectares) 68.3 hectares
Population 71
Male Population 38
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meerpura compares

By the 2011 count Meerpura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 988 residents. Its 68.3 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Meerpura

Meerpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Meerpura as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meerpura from other places

Meerpura lies about 48 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Bhawani Mandi, about 34 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
Tehsil headquarters Pirawa 3.4 km
Nearest town Bhawāni Mandi 34 km
Nearest railway station Bhawani Mandi 34 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 48 km

Villages closest to Meerpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meerpura village had a population of 71. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 988 residents.

Meerpura village has 38 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meerpura has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Meerpura is 326034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meerpura covers 68.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Meerpura falls under Pirawa tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Meerpura is Bhawani Mandi, about 34 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Meerpura.

Meerpura is about 48 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meerpura is in Pirawa tehsil of Jhalawar district. Pirawa is about 3.4 km away. Bhawāni Mandi is about 34 km away. Bhawani Mandi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ameenpur (under 2 km), Ameerpura (under 2 km) and Dilawara (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All