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About Meherulla Village

Meherulla is a mid sized village in Phansidewa tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,501, made up of 717 males and 784 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meherulla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meherulla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Phansidewa
Pincode 734434
Area (hectares) 116.95 hectares
Population 1,501
Male Population 717
Female Population 784
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Meherulla compares

By the 2011 count Meherulla is the 44th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 116.95 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Meherulla

Meherulla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Meherulla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Madhya Bansgaon, Mahammadbaksa, Mahideb and Mahipal. 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 Meherulla

As per the Census of India 2011, Meherulla village had a population of 1,501. That makes it the 44th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Meherulla village has 717 males and 784 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meherulla has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Meherulla is 734434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meherulla covers 116.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meherulla falls under Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Meherulla.

Meherulla is in Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling 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 Meherulla today is likely to be higher.

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