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About Mehba Village

Mehba is a small village in Munchingi Puttu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 180 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehba village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Munchingi Puttu
Pincode 531040
Area (hectares) 241 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 180
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehba compares

By the 2011 count Mehba is the 17th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 241 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1130.

Getting to Mehba

Mehba is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mehba as Available within <5 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 Mehba from other places

Mehba lies about 14 km from Munchingi Puttu, and the nearest railway station is Duvvada, about 5.9 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 Mehba
Nearest town Visakhapatnam under 2 km
Nearest railway station Duvvada 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Munchingi Puttu 14 km

Villages closest to Mehba

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

Common questions about Mehba

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehba village had a population of 364. That makes it the 17th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Mehba village has 180 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehba has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1130.

The pincode recorded for Mehba is 531040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehba covers 241 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mehba falls under Munchingi Puttu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mehba is Duvvada, about 5.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mehba.

Mehba is about 14 km from Munchingi Puttu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehba is in Munchingi Puttu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Visakhapatnam is about under 2 km away. Duvvada is about 5.9 km away. Munchingi Puttu is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alabeeru (under 2 km), Ambapada (under 2 km) and Arabeeru (under 2 km).

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

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