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About Mehadipur Village

Mehadipur is a mid sized village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 703, made up of 374 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehadipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehadipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Kochadhamin
Pincode 855115
Area (hectares) 38.47 hectares
Population 703
Male Population 374
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mehadipur compares

By the 2011 count Mehadipur is the 110th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 38.47 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Mehadipur

Mehadipur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mehadipur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mehadipur from other places

Mehadipur lies about 24 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 22 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 Mehadipur
Tehsil headquarters Kochadhamin 4.8 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 14 km
Nearest railway station Hatwar 22 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 24 km

Villages closest to Mehadipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kochadhamin 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 Mehadipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehadipur village had a population of 703. That makes it the 110th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Mehadipur village has 374 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehadipur has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Mehadipur is 855115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehadipur covers 38.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mehadipur falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mehadipur is Hatwar, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mehadipur.

Mehadipur is about 24 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehadipur is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 4.8 km away. Bahādurganj is about 14 km away. Hatwar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolaha (under 2 km), Bishunpur (under 2 km) and Pokharia (1.7 km).

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

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