About Meriya Village

Meriya is a small village in Shergarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 162 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meriya village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Shergarh
Pincode	342023
Area (hectares)	446.79 hectares
Population	298
Male Population	162
Female Population	136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	840
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 Meriya compares

By the 2011 count Meriya is the 408th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 446.79 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 907.

Getting to Meriya

Meriya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Meriya 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 Meghasar, Mehoji Nagar, Mehtab Garh and Mejal Nagar. 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.

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Common questions about Meriya

As per the Census of India 2011, Meriya village had a population of 298. That makes it the 408th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Meriya village has 162 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meriya has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Meriya is 342023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meriya covers 446.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Meriya falls under Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Meriya 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 Meriya.

Meriya is in Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur 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.