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Meherulla

Phansidewa mandal
Pincode 734014
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Meherulla is a village in Phansidewa mandal, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, with a population of 1,501 across 319 households. The village has a literacy rate of 36.9% and postal code 734014.

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JAGANNATH ROY
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LGD code
306727
Pincode
734014
Post office
Bagdogra
Population
1,501
Households
319
Literacy rate
36.9%
Sex ratio
1093 ♀/1000♂
Workers
765
Distance to district centre
16 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Kolkata
454 km
Distance to Delhi
1114 km
Nearest railway station
Bagdogra · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Navjeevan Hospital and Rural Health Care Centre · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Meherulla compares

By population, Meherulla ranks #44 of 113 villages in Phansidewa mandal.

Literacy rate
%
36.9%
−18.6% vs mandal average
Meherulla
36.9%
Phansidewa mandal
55.5%
Darjeeling district
71.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,093
+121 vs mandal average
Meherulla
1,093
Phansidewa mandal
972
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
Meherulla
4.7
Phansidewa mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Meherulla at a glance

Meherulla is a village of 1,501 people in 319 households (Census 2011) in Phansidewa block, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, the 44th-largest of 113 villages in Phansidewa block. Literacy is 37%, 19 points below the block average, and the sex ratio is 1,093 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the Darjeeling district centre, 19 km from Sannyasikata, the nearest town, 5 km from Bagdogra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 734014, served by Bagdogra post office; the LGD village code is 306727. The nearest hospital or health centre is Navjeevan Hospital and Rural Health Care Centre, 5 km away. The sarpanch is JAGANNATH ROY, and the village votes in Phansidewa assembly constituency, represented by Durga Murmu. The population is estimated at 1,679 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Hetmuri Singhijhora

Key facts — Meherulla

LGD code
306727
Pincode
734014
Post office
Bagdogra
Population (Census 2011)
1,501
Population (projected 2026)
1,679
Households
319
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1093
Literacy rate
36.9%
Coordinates
26.65782°N, 88.30625°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Darjeeling
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Phansidewa
Member of Parliament
Raju Bista
Member of Legislative Assembly
Durga Murmu
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
JAGANNATH ROY
Block / Mandal
Phansidewa
Getting there

How to reach Meherulla

Mandal centre
Phansidewa · ≈ 4.8 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Darjeeling · ≈ 16 km
≈ 34 min by car · 40 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 27,044 people
Sannyasikata · ≈ 19 km
≈ 39 min by car · 46 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata454 kmcapital
  • Delhi1114 km
  • Hyderabad1444 km
  • Chennai1726 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBagdogra5 km
  • Bus stopAirport Bus Stop3 km
  • Hospital / PHCNavjeevan Hospital and Rural Health Care Centre5 km
  • ATM / bankIndian Bank Rangapani6 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum13 km
  • CollegeNbu 1 no gate7 km
  • Police stationMatigara Police Station10 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Meherulla

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-06
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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