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About Meja Village

Meja is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,260, made up of 574 males and 686 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,195 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.5 hectares hectares.

Meja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meja village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 115.5 hectares
Population 1,260
Male Population 574
Female Population 686
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,195
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Meja compares

By the 2011 count Meja is the 205th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 115.5 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Meja

Meja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Meja 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meja from other places

Meja lies about 19 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 3.8 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 Meja
Nearest railway station Mariahu 3.8 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 3.9 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 19 km

Villages closest to Meja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meja village had a population of 1,260. That makes it the 205th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Meja village has 574 males and 686 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meja has about 1195 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Meja covers 115.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meja falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Meja is Mariahu, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Meja.

Meja is about 19 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meja is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 3.8 km away. Mariāhu is about 3.9 km away. Jaunpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pitambarpur (under 2 km), Nagawa (under 2 km) and Larpur (under 2 km).

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

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