About Merha Village

Merha is a large village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,144, made up of 2,120 males and 2,024 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.85 hectares hectares.

Merha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merha village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Badlapur
Area (hectares)	336.85 hectares
Population	4,144
Male Population	2,120
Female Population	2,024
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Merha compares

By the 2011 count Merha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 336.85 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Merha

Merha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Merha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Merha from other places

Merha lies about 12 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mihrawan, about 4.3 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 Merha
Nearest railway station	Mihrawan	4.3 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Badlapur	20 km

Villages closest to Merha

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

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Common questions about Merha

As per the Census of India 2011, Merha village had a population of 4,144. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Merha village has 2,120 males and 2,024 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merha has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Merha covers 336.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Merha falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Merha is Mihrawan, about 4.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Merha.

Merha is about 12 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Merha is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mihrawan is about 4.3 km away. Jaunpur is about 12 km away. Badlapur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.