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About Meoakhana Village

Meoakhana is a mid sized village in Bhagawangola I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,805, made up of 949 males and 856 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meoakhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meoakhana village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bhagawangola I
Pincode 742135
Area (hectares) 176.69 hectares
Population 1,805
Male Population 949
Female Population 856
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Meoakhana compares

By the 2011 count Meoakhana is the 33rd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,742 residents. Its 176.69 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Meoakhana

Meoakhana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Meoakhana 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mahatpur, Mahespur, Mahishasthali and Maliapara. 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 Meoakhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Meoakhana village had a population of 1,805. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,742 residents.

Meoakhana village has 949 males and 856 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meoakhana has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Meoakhana is 742135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meoakhana covers 176.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meoakhana falls under Bhagawangola I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Meoakhana notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Meoakhana.

Meoakhana is in Bhagawangola I tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Meoakhana today is likely to be higher.

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