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About Meherbanpur Village

Meherbanpur is a small village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 105 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meherbanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meherbanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat II
Pincode 712612
Area (hectares) 65.67 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 105
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meherbanpur compares

By the 2011 count Meherbanpur is the 104th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 65.67 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Meherbanpur

Meherbanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Meherbanpur as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meherbanpur from other places

Meherbanpur lies about 11 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Kalyani Main, about 3.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Meherbanpur
Nearest railway station Kalyani Main 3.9 km
Nearest town Kānchrāpāra 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Goghat II 11 km
District headquarters Hugli 11 km

Villages closest to Meherbanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat II tehsil.

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 Meherbanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Meherbanpur village had a population of 198. That makes it the 104th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Meherbanpur village has 105 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meherbanpur has about 886 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 Meherbanpur is 712612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meherbanpur covers 65.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meherbanpur falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Meherbanpur is Kalyani Main, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Meherbanpur is about 11 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meherbanpur is in Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district. Kalyani Main is about 3.9 km away. Kānchrāpāra is about 7.3 km away. Goghat II is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karnapur (under 2 km), Mamudpur (8.0 km) and Dwariapur (8.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Meherbanpur today is likely to be higher.

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