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About Mewa Village

Mewa is one of the larger villages in Mawana tehsil, in the district of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,002, made up of 2,654 males and 2,348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 250401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mewa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Meerut
Tehsil Mawana
Pincode 250401
Area (hectares) 519.68 hectares
Population 5,002
Male Population 2,654
Female Population 2,348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mewa compares

By the 2011 count Mewa is the 21st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,203 residents. Its 519.68 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Mewa

Mewa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mewa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mewa from other places

Mewa lies about 27 km from Meerut, and the nearest railway station is Modipuram, about 24 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 Mewa
Tehsil headquarters Mawana 4.9 km
Nearest town Mawāna 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Modipuram 24 km
District headquarters Meerut 27 km

Villages closest to Mewa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mewa village had a population of 5,002. That makes it the 21st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,203 residents.

Mewa village has 2,654 males and 2,348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mewa has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Mewa is 250401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mewa covers 519.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mewa falls under Mawana tehsil of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mewa is Modipuram, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mewa.

Mewa is about 27 km from Meerut in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mewa is in Mawana tehsil of Meerut district. Mawana is about 4.9 km away. Mawāna is about 4.9 km away. Modipuram is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuri Kamalpur (2.5 km), Nasarpur (2.6 km) and Bahorpur (2.8 km).

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

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