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About Meherpur Village

Meherpur is a mid sized village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 806, made up of 431 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meherpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri I
Pincode 731102
Area (hectares) 101.59 hectares
Population 806
Male Population 431
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Meherpur compares

By the 2011 count Meherpur is the 39th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 101.59 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Meherpur

Meherpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Meherpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mahubona, Mahula, Malian and Mallickpur. 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 Meherpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Meherpur village had a population of 806. That makes it the 39th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Meherpur village has 431 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meherpur has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Meherpur is 731102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meherpur covers 101.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meherpur falls under Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Meherpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Meherpur.

Meherpur is in Suri I tehsil of Birbhum 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 Meherpur today is likely to be higher.

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