About Mejhia Village

Mejhia is one of the larger villages in Mejhia tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,308, made up of 2,772 males and 2,536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 842.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722183, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mejhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mejhia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Mejhia
Pincode	722183
Area (hectares)	842.66 hectares
Population	5,308
Male Population	2,772
Female Population	2,536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mejhia compares

By the 2011 count Mejhia is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents. Its 842.66 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Mejhia

Mejhia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mejhia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kshiraitor, Kustor, Lakshmanbandi and Maduarchak. 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 Mejhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Mejhia village had a population of 5,308. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents.

Mejhia village has 2,772 males and 2,536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mejhia has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Mejhia is 722183. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mejhia covers 842.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mejhia falls under Mejhia tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mejhia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Mejhia is in Mejhia 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.