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About Meerpur Kalan Village

Meerpur Kalan is a mid sized village in Hapur tehsil, in the district of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,391, made up of 725 males and 666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.36 hectares hectares.

Meerpur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meerpur Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghaziabad
Tehsil Hapur
Area (hectares) 271.36 hectares
Population 1,391
Male Population 725
Female Population 666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Meerpur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Meerpur Kalan is the 150th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents. Its 271.36 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Meerpur Kalan

Meerpur Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Meerpur Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meerpur Kalan from other places

Meerpur Kalan lies about 37 km from Ghaziabad, and the nearest railway station is Hafizpur, about 3.9 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Hafizpur 3.9 km
Nearest town Gulāothi 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Hapur 9.2 km
District headquarters Ghaziabad 37 km

Villages closest to Meerpur Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meerpur Kalan village had a population of 1,391. That makes it the 150th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents.

Meerpur Kalan village has 725 males and 666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meerpur Kalan has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

Meerpur Kalan covers 271.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meerpur Kalan falls under Hapur tehsil of Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Meerpur Kalan is Hafizpur, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Meerpur Kalan.

Meerpur Kalan is about 37 km from Ghaziabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meerpur Kalan is in Hapur tehsil of Ghaziabad district. Hafizpur is about 3.9 km away. Gulāothi is about 7.8 km away. Hapur is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasanpur (under 2 km), Hasanpur Lodha (under 2 km) and Himayunpur (under 2 km).

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

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