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About Meerpur Ghasi Village

Meerpur Ghasi is a small village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 113 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.67 hectares hectares.

Meerpur Ghasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meerpur Ghasi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Area (hectares) 164.67 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 113
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meerpur Ghasi compares

By the 2011 count Meerpur Ghasi is the 548th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 164.67 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Meerpur Ghasi

Meerpur Ghasi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Meerpur Ghasi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Meerpur Ghasi from other places

Meerpur Ghasi lies about 54 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Habibwala, about 22 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 Meerpur Ghasi
Nearest town Afzalgarh 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 22 km
Nearest railway station Habibwala 22 km
District headquarters Bijnor 54 km

Villages closest to Meerpur Ghasi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhampur 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 Meerpur Ghasi

As per the Census of India 2011, Meerpur Ghasi village had a population of 216. That makes it the 548th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Meerpur Ghasi village has 113 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meerpur Ghasi has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Meerpur Ghasi covers 164.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Meerpur Ghasi falls under Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Meerpur Ghasi is Habibwala, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Meerpur Ghasi.

Meerpur Ghasi is about 54 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meerpur Ghasi is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Afzalgarh is about 3.3 km away. Dhampur is about 22 km away. Habibwala is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udhojot (under 2 km), Agwanpur (under 2 km) and Afzalnagar Garhi (2.0 km).

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

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