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About Meri Village

Meri is a large village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,272, made up of 1,760 males and 1,512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 867 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meri village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Sawai Madhopur
Tehsil Gangapur
Pincode 322219
Area (hectares) 867 hectares
Population 3,272
Male Population 1,760
Female Population 1,512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Meri compares

By the 2011 count Meri is the 16th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 867 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 882.

Getting to Meri

Meri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Meri 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meri from other places

Meri lies about 90 km from Sawai Madhopur, and the nearest railway station is Khandip, about 6.1 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 Meri
Nearest railway station Khandip 6.1 km
Nearest town Karauli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangapur 29 km
District headquarters Sawai Madhopur 90 km

Villages closest to Meri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meri village had a population of 3,272. That makes it the 16th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Meri village has 1,760 males and 1,512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meri has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 882.

The pincode recorded for Meri is 322219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meri covers 867 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meri falls under Gangapur tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Meri is Khandip, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Meri.

Meri is about 90 km from Sawai Madhopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meri is in Gangapur tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district. Khandip is about 6.1 km away. Karauli is about 14 km away. Gangapur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunsay (3.5 km), Khandeep (4.8 km) and Kherla (5.1 km).

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

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