About Mela Village

Mela is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,835, made up of 883 males and 952 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.38 hectares hectares.

Mela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mela village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Shahganj
Area (hectares)	185.38 hectares
Population	1,835
Male Population	883
Female Population	952
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,078
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mela compares

By the 2011 count Mela is the 122nd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 185.38 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Mela

Mela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mela as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Maulaanipur, Mavai, Mayari and Meerapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mela

As per the Census of India 2011, Mela village had a population of 1,835. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Mela village has 883 males and 952 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mela has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Mela covers 185.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mela falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Mela notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Mela.

Mela is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.