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About Mesya Village

Mesya is a small village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 161 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mesya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mesya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 172.69 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 161
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mesya compares

By the 2011 count Mesya is the 109th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 172.69 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Mesya

Mesya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mesya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mahatamara, Maru, Masina and Mathari. 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 Mesya

As per the Census of India 2011, Mesya village had a population of 297. That makes it the 109th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Mesya village has 161 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mesya has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Mesya is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mesya covers 172.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mesya falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mesya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Mesya is in Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Mesya today is likely to be higher.

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