About Mehian Village

Mehian is a large village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,079, made up of 1,612 males and 1,467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares.

Mehian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehian village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Chapra
Area (hectares)	150 hectares
Population	3,079
Male Population	1,612
Female Population	1,467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Mehian compares

By the 2011 count Mehian is the 29th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Mehian

Mehian 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 Mehian 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 Mehian from other places

Mehian lies about 33 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Chhapra Gramin Junction, about 1.8 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 Mehian
Nearest railway station	Chhapra Gramin Junction	1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chapra	3.5 km
Nearest town	Chāpra	3.5 km
District headquarters	Saran	33 km

Villages closest to Mehian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehian village had a population of 3,079. That makes it the 29th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents.

Mehian village has 1,612 males and 1,467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehian has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Mehian covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mehian falls under Chapra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mehian is Chhapra Gramin Junction, about 1.8 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 Mehian.

Mehian is about 33 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehian is in Chapra tehsil of Saran district. Chhapra Gramin Junction is about 1.8 km away. Chapra is about 3.5 km away. Chāpra is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.