About Merala Village

Merala is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 154 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262533, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Merala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merala village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Berinag
Pincode	262533
Area (hectares)	43.08 hectares
Population	322
Male Population	154
Female Population	168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,091
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Merala compares

By the 2011 count Merala is the 38th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 43.08 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Merala

Merala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Merala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Manipur, Manoli Daboli, Mantoli and Masuriya. 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 Merala

As per the Census of India 2011, Merala village had a population of 322. That makes it the 38th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Merala village has 154 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merala has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Merala is 262533. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Merala covers 43.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Merala falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Merala.

Merala is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh 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.