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About Meerpur Village

Meerpur is a mid sized village in Behat tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 518, made up of 264 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247662, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meerpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meerpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Behat
Pincode 247662
Area (hectares) 139 hectares
Population 518
Male Population 264
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meerpur compares

By the 2011 count Meerpur is the 201st largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Meerpur

Meerpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Meerpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Masoodpur Aht, Masoodpur Garh Must, Matka and Maya Rooppur. 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.

Common questions about Meerpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Meerpur village had a population of 518. That makes it the 201st largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Meerpur village has 264 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meerpur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Meerpur is 247662. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meerpur covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meerpur falls under Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Meerpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Meerpur.

Meerpur is in Behat tehsil of Saharanpur 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.

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

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