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About Meherani Village

Meherani is a large village in Bagda tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,446, made up of 1,737 males and 1,709 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meherani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meherani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bagda
Pincode 743232
Area (hectares) 228.65 hectares
Population 3,446
Male Population 1,737
Female Population 1,709
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meherani compares

By the 2011 count Meherani is the 19th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,292 residents. Its 228.65 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Meherani

Meherani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Meherani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mandabghata, Mashyampur, Mathabhanga and Mathura. 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 Meherani

As per the Census of India 2011, Meherani village had a population of 3,446. That makes it the 19th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,292 residents.

Meherani village has 1,737 males and 1,709 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meherani has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Meherani is 743232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meherani covers 228.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Meherani falls under Bagda tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Meherani.

Meherani is in Bagda tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Meherani today is likely to be higher.

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