About Mechya Village

Mechya is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 116 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,233 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mechya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mechya village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Sankrail
Pincode	721135
Area (hectares)	64.57 hectares
Population	259
Male Population	116
Female Population	143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,233
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mechya compares

By the 2011 count Mechya is the 156th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 64.57 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Mechya

Mechya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mechya as Available within 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 Manikjhatia, Marnisol, Marunia and Masarh. 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 Mechya

As per the Census of India 2011, Mechya village had a population of 259. That makes it the 156th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Mechya village has 116 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mechya has about 1233 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Mechya is 721135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mechya covers 64.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mechya falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Mechya is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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.