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About Mepan Village

Mepan is a small village in Osian tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 62 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,161 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mepan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mepan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Osian
Pincode 342311
Area (hectares) 423 hectares
Population 134
Male Population 62
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,161
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mepan compares

By the 2011 count Mepan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 423 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Mepan

Mepan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mepan as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mepan from other places

Mepan lies about 84 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Harlaya, about 25 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 Mepan
Nearest railway station Harlaya 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Osian 32 km
Nearest town Phalodi 55 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 84 km

Villages closest to Mepan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mepan village had a population of 134. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Mepan village has 62 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mepan has about 1161 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Mepan is 342311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mepan covers 423 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mepan falls under Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Mepan is Harlaya, about 25 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mepan.

Mepan is about 84 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mepan is in Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district. Harlaya is about 25 km away. Osian is about 32 km away. Phalodi is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karwan (1.8 km), Karwaniyon Ki Dhani (1.8 km) and Bhanda (2.0 km).

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

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