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About Meghpur Village

Meghpur is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,640, made up of 834 males and 806 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.91 hectares hectares.

Meghpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meghpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 138.91 hectares
Population 1,640
Male Population 834
Female Population 806
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Meghpur compares

By the 2011 count Meghpur is the 140th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 138.91 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 1071.

Getting to Meghpur

The census records public bus service for Meghpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meghpur from other places

Meghpur lies about 18 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Jalalganj, 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 Meghpur
Nearest railway station Jalalganj 4.3 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 18 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 18 km

Villages closest to Meghpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meghpur village had a population of 1,640. That makes it the 140th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Meghpur village has 834 males and 806 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meghpur has about 966 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 1071.

Meghpur covers 138.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meghpur falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Meghpur is Jalalganj, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Meghpur.

Meghpur is about 18 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meghpur is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Jalalganj is about 4.3 km away. Mariāhu is about 13 km away. Kerakat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salempur (under 2 km), Than (under 2 km) and Rasulpur (1.7 km).

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

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