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About Meherpur Village

Meherpur is a mid sized village in Maldah Old tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,877, made up of 964 males and 913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 607.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732141, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Maldah Old
Pincode 732141
Area (hectares) 607.74 hectares
Population 1,877
Male Population 964
Female Population 913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meherpur compares

By the 2011 count Meherpur is the 18th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents. Its 607.74 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

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 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Majhilkhan, Maligram, Mandilpur and Maulpur. 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 1,877. That makes it the 18th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents.

Meherpur village has 964 males and 913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meherpur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Meherpur is 732141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meherpur covers 607.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meherpur falls under Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Meherpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Meherpur is in Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah 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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