About Meghdumra Village

Meghdumra is a large village in Chanchal II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,577, made up of 1,866 males and 1,711 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meghdumra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meghdumra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Chanchal II
Pincode	732139
Area (hectares)	494.8 hectares
Population	3,577
Male Population	1,866
Female Population	1,711
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Meghdumra compares

By the 2011 count Meghdumra is the 18th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents. Its 494.8 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Meghdumra

Meghdumra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Meghdumra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meghdumra from other places

Meghdumra lies about 21 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Malahar, about 2.9 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 Meghdumra
Nearest railway station	Malahar	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanchal II	8.7 km
District headquarters	Maldah	21 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	33 km

Villages closest to Meghdumra

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

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Common questions about Meghdumra

As per the Census of India 2011, Meghdumra village had a population of 3,577. That makes it the 18th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents.

Meghdumra village has 1,866 males and 1,711 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meghdumra has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Meghdumra is 732139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meghdumra covers 494.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meghdumra falls under Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Meghdumra is Malahar, about 2.9 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 - 10 km distance for Meghdumra.

Meghdumra is about 21 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meghdumra is in Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district. Malahar is about 2.9 km away. Chanchal II is about 8.7 km away. Maldah is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.