About Meja ( Meja Tehsil )

Meja Tehsil is a tehsil in Allahabad District, Uttar Pradesh, India. As of the 2001 census, its total population was 471,851. Meja is primarily agricultural; the main crops are wheat and rice. Some areas are cultivated with pulses also like Arhar, Urad and Chana. The principal sources of irrigation are canals and tubewells. Meja is 8 km from Meja Road railway station and connects with Koraon from the south and Manda from the east. It has a cyber cafe, post office, hospitals, phone booths, banks, and ATMs. It also has police station nearby.[clarification needed] Meja, under King Manda, played a major role in India's independence.