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About Merpur Village

Merpur is a mid sized village in Kotra tehsil, in the district of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 336 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 307025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Merpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merpur village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Udaipur
Tehsil Kotra
Pincode 307025
Area (hectares) 202 hectares
Population 663
Male Population 336
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Merpur compares

By the 2011 count Merpur is the 121st largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 873 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Merpur

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

Merpur lies about 48 km from Udaipur, and the nearest railway station is Pindwara, about 26 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 Merpur
Nearest town Pindwāra 25 km
Nearest railway station Pindwara 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotra 31 km
District headquarters Udaipur 48 km

Villages closest to Merpur

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 Merpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Merpur village had a population of 663. That makes it the 121st largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 873 residents.

Merpur village has 336 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merpur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

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

Merpur covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Merpur falls under Kotra tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Merpur is Pindwara, about 26 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Merpur.

Merpur is about 48 km from Udaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Merpur is in Kotra tehsil of Udaipur district. Pindwāra is about 25 km away. Pindwara is about 26 km away. Kotra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kham (2.4 km), Gau Peepla (3.1 km) and Peepla (3.1 km).

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

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