About Meherpur Village

Meherpur is a large village in Haroa tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,373, made up of 1,232 males and 1,141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, 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	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Haroa
Pincode	743502
Area (hectares)	142.92 hectares
Population	2,373
Male Population	1,232
Female Population	1,141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
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 Meherpur compares

By the 2011 count Meherpur is the 36th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents. Its 142.92 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Meherpur

Meherpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Meherpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Madartala, Makhali, Mallickpur 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.

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Common questions about Meherpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Meherpur village had a population of 2,373. That makes it the 36th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Meherpur village has 1,232 males and 1,141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meherpur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Meherpur is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meherpur covers 142.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Meherpur falls under Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Meherpur.

Meherpur is in Haroa 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.