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About Meras Village

Meras is a mid sized village in Nagaur tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 284 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 662 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meras village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Nagaur
Pincode 341028
Area (hectares) 662 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 284
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meras compares

By the 2011 count Meras is the 163rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,795 residents. Its 662 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 939.

Getting to Meras

Meras is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Meras 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 Meras from other places

Meras lies about 34 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Mundwa, about 28 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 Meras
Nearest railway station Marwar Mundwa 28 km
Nearest town Basni 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagaur 34 km

Villages closest to Meras

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meras village had a population of 522. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,795 residents.

Meras village has 284 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meras has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Meras is 341028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meras covers 662 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Meras falls under Nagaur tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Meras is Marwar Mundwa, about 28 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 Meras.

Meras is about 34 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meras is in Nagaur tehsil of Nagaur district. Marwar Mundwa is about 28 km away. Basni is about 28 km away. Nagaur 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 Gowa Kalan (2.2 km), Lalap (3.9 km) and Mori (5.6 km).

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

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