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About Meri Village

Meri is a mid sized village in Kotra tehsil, in the district of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,437, made up of 708 males and 729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 744 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 307025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meri village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Udaipur
Tehsil Kotra
Pincode 307025
Area (hectares) 744 hectares
Population 1,437
Male Population 708
Female Population 729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meri compares

By the 2011 count Meri is the 43rd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 873 residents. Its 744 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Meri

Meri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Meri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Meri from other places

Meri lies about 70 km from Udaipur, and the nearest railway station is Khed Brahma, about 23 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
Tehsil headquarters Kotra 18 km
Nearest town Khedbrahma 22 km
Nearest railway station Khed Brahma 23 km
District headquarters Udaipur 70 km

Villages closest to Meri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotra 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 1,437. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 873 residents.

Meri village has 708 males and 729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meri has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Meri is 307025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meri covers 744 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Meri falls under Kotra tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Meri is Khed Brahma, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Meri.

Meri is about 70 km from Udaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meri is in Kotra tehsil of Udaipur district. Kotra is about 18 km away. Khedbrahma is about 22 km away. Khed Brahma is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nakola (under 2 km), Ghoramari (1.8 km) and Dehri (3.2 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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