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About Mejiya Village

Mejiya is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 650, made up of 342 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.35 hectares hectares.

Mejiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mejiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 66.35 hectares
Population 650
Male Population 342
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mejiya compares

By the 2011 count Mejiya is the 245th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 66.35 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Mejiya

Mejiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mejiya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mejiya from other places

Mejiya lies about 42 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Unchdih, about 6.0 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 Mejiya
Tehsil headquarters Meja 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Unchdih 6.0 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 40 km
District headquarters Allahabad 42 km

Villages closest to Mejiya

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 Mejiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Mejiya village had a population of 650. That makes it the 245th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Mejiya village has 342 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mejiya has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Mejiya covers 66.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Mejiya is Unchdih, about 6.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mejiya.

Mejiya is about 42 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mejiya is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Meja is about 2.2 km away. Unchdih is about 6.0 km away. Gyānpur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaharpur Khurd (under 2 km), Gunai Gaharpur (under 2 km) and Renga (under 2 km).

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

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