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About Megadand Village

Megadand is a mid sized village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 624, made up of 313 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Megadand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Megadand village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 341514
Area (hectares) 392.36 hectares
Population 624
Male Population 313
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Megadand compares

By the 2011 count Megadand is the 127th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 392.36 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Megadand

Megadand is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Megadand as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Megadand from other places

Megadand lies about 64 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Ren, about 7.2 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 Megadand
Nearest railway station Ren 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Merta 10 km
District headquarters Nagaur 64 km

Villages closest to Megadand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Megadand village had a population of 624. That makes it the 127th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Megadand village has 313 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Megadand has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Megadand is 341514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Megadand covers 392.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Megadand falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Megadand is Ren, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Megadand.

Megadand is about 64 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Megadand is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Ren is about 7.2 km away. Merta is about 10 km away. Nagaur is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basni Sumer (2.4 km), Subdand (2.8 km) and Pharaspura (3.3 km).

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

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