About Meerpura Village

Meerpura is a mid sized village in Shergarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 988, made up of 551 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 793 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meerpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meerpura village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Shergarh
Pincode	342022
Area (hectares)	557 hectares
Population	988
Male Population	551
Female Population	437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	793
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Meerpura compares

By the 2011 count Meerpura is the 121st largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 557 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 60 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Tivari, about 47 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	Shergarh	19 km
Nearest railway station	Tivari	47 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	60 km

Villages closest to Meerpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shergarh 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 988. That makes it the 121st largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Meerpura village has 551 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meerpura has about 793 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 Meerpura is 342022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meerpura covers 557 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Meerpura falls under Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Meerpura is Tivari, about 47 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 village for Meerpura.

Meerpura is about 60 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meerpura is in Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Shergarh is about 19 km away. Tivari is about 47 km away. Jodhpur is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.