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About Meghakata Village

Meghakata is a small village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 113 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meghakata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meghakata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722137
Area (hectares) 91.04 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 113
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
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 Meghakata compares

By the 2011 count Meghakata is the 221st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 91.04 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Meghakata

Meghakata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Meghakata 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. The nearest villages by name are Mandashpara, Mangalda, Mantumura and Masthol. 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 Meghakata

As per the Census of India 2011, Meghakata village had a population of 237. That makes it the 221st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Meghakata village has 113 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meghakata has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Meghakata is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meghakata covers 91.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meghakata falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Meghakata notes the nearest railway station 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 Meghakata.

Meghakata is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura 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 Meghakata today is likely to be higher.

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