About Meherpur Village

Meherpur is a large village in Patharpratima tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,494, made up of 1,770 males and 1,724 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 580.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743349, 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	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Patharpratima
Pincode	743349
Area (hectares)	580.7 hectares
Population	3,494
Male Population	1,770
Female Population	1,724
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
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 47th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 580.7 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meherpur from other places

Meherpur lies about 26 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabnagar, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Meherpur
Nearest railway station	Madhabnagar	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patharpratima	17 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	26 km
Nearest town	Haldia	26 km

Villages closest to Meherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patharpratima tehsil.

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 3,494. That makes it the 47th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Meherpur village has 1,770 males and 1,724 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meherpur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Meherpur is 743349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meherpur covers 580.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meherpur falls under Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Meherpur is Madhabnagar, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 about 26 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meherpur is in Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabnagar is about 12 km away. Patharpratima is about 17 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.