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About Meruwa Village

Meruwa is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 64 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meruwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meruwa village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246127
Area (hectares) 33.46 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 64
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meruwa compares

By the 2011 count Meruwa is the 147th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 33.46 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Meruwa

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

How far is Meruwa from other places

Meruwa lies about 4.9 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 16 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 Meruwa
District headquarters Garhwal 4.9 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 16 km

Villages closest to Meruwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meruwa village had a population of 144. That makes it the 147th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Meruwa village has 64 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meruwa has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Meruwa is 246127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meruwa covers 33.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meruwa falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Meruwa is Kotdwara, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Meruwa.

Meruwa is about 4.9 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meruwa is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 4.9 km away. Kotdwāra is about 16 km away. Kotdwara is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhyuleth (under 2 km), Jugarsain (under 2 km) and Sileth (1.8 km).

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

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