About Meria Village

Meria is a large village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,693, made up of 1,393 males and 1,300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.5 hectares hectares.

Meria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meria village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares)	334.5 hectares
Population	2,693
Male Population	1,393
Female Population	1,300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Meria compares

By the 2011 count Meria is the 19th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 334.5 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Meria

Meria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Meria as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Meria from other places

Meria lies about 10 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Magra, about 4.4 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 Meria
Nearest railway station	Magra	4.4 km
Nearest town	Bānsbāria	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Polba Dadpur	10 km
District headquarters	Hugli	10 km

Villages closest to Meria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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.

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Common questions about Meria

As per the Census of India 2011, Meria village had a population of 2,693. That makes it the 19th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Meria village has 1,393 males and 1,300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meria has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Meria covers 334.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meria falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Meria is Magra, about 4.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Meria.

Meria is about 10 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meria is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Magra is about 4.4 km away. Bānsbāria is about 7.9 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.