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About Merukpur Village

Merukpur is a small village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 128 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Merukpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merukpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Pincode 276123
Area (hectares) 34.02 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 128
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Merukpur compares

By the 2011 count Merukpur is the 241st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 34.02 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Merukpur

Merukpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Merukpur 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 Merukpur from other places

Merukpur lies about 33 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sadat, about 14 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 Merukpur
Nearest railway station Sadat 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 16 km
Nearest town Lalganj 23 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 33 km

Villages closest to Merukpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Merukpur village had a population of 245. That makes it the 241st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Merukpur village has 128 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merukpur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Merukpur is 276123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Merukpur covers 34.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Merukpur falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Merukpur is Sadat, about 14 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 Merukpur.

Merukpur is about 33 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Merukpur is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Sadat is about 14 km away. Mehnagar is about 16 km away. Lalganj 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 Belahadih (under 2 km), Jadopur (under 2 km) and Jagdeopur (under 2 km).

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

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