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About Mecheda Village

Mecheda is a mid sized village in Kolaghat tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 673, made up of 338 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mecheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mecheda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Kolaghat
Pincode 721137
Area (hectares) 49.93 hectares
Population 673
Male Population 338
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mecheda compares

By the 2011 count Mecheda is the 86th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 49.93 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Mecheda

The census records public bus service for Mecheda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Madhabpur, Mandar Gachha, Manoharpur and Manua. 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 Mecheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Mecheda village had a population of 673. That makes it the 86th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Mecheda village has 338 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mecheda has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Mecheda is 721137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mecheda covers 49.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mecheda falls under Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mecheda notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Mecheda is in Kolaghat tehsil of Purba 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.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mecheda today is likely to be higher.

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