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About Mekpur Kala Village

Mekpur Kala is a mid sized village in Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,126, made up of 591 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.97 hectares hectares.

Mekpur Kala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mekpur Kala village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Faridpur
Area (hectares) 186.97 hectares
Population 1,126
Male Population 591
Female Population 535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Mekpur Kala compares

By the 2011 count Mekpur Kala is the 125th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 186.97 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 857.

Getting to Mekpur Kala

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

Mekpur Kala lies about 17 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Rasuriya, about 11 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 Mekpur Kala
Tehsil headquarters Faridpur 11 km
Nearest town Farīdpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Rasuriya 11 km
District headquarters Bareilly 17 km

Villages closest to Mekpur Kala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Faridpur 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 Mekpur Kala

As per the Census of India 2011, Mekpur Kala village had a population of 1,126. That makes it the 125th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Mekpur Kala village has 591 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mekpur Kala has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 857.

Mekpur Kala covers 186.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mekpur Kala falls under Faridpur tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mekpur Kala is Rasuriya, about 11 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 Mekpur Kala.

Mekpur Kala is about 17 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mekpur Kala is in Faridpur tehsil of Bareilly district. Faridpur is about 11 km away. Farīdpur is about 11 km away. Rasuriya is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Faiz Nagaar (1.5 km), Bhawanpur Niamatullah (2.0 km) and Malahpur (2.0 km).

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

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