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About Merara Village

Merara is a large village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,323, made up of 1,184 males and 1,139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.48 hectares hectares.

Merara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 329.48 hectares
Population 2,323
Male Population 1,184
Female Population 1,139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Merara compares

By the 2011 count Merara is the 73rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 329.48 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Merara

The census records public bus service for Merara 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Merara from other places

Merara lies about 69 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Jigna, about 16 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 Merara
Nearest railway station Jigna 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 28 km
Nearest town Mirzāpur 28 km
District headquarters Allahabad 69 km

Villages closest to Merara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Merara village had a population of 2,323. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Merara village has 1,184 males and 1,139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merara has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Merara covers 329.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Merara falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Merara is Jigna, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Merara.

Merara is about 69 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Merara is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Jigna is about 16 km away. Meja is about 28 km away. Mirzāpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Newdhia Khurd (4.7 km), Kurki Khurd (8.5 km) and Kathar (9.7 km).

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

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