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About Mekhar Village

Mekhar is a large village in Morwa tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,360, made up of 1,707 males and 1,653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 596.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mekhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mekhar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Morwa
Pincode 389115
Area (hectares) 596.47 hectares
Population 3,360
Male Population 1,707
Female Population 1,653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mekhar compares

By the 2011 count Mekhar is the 20th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,665 residents. Its 596.47 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Mekhar

Mekhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mekhar 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khatva, Khudra, Kuwajar and Matariya Vadi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mekhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mekhar village had a population of 3,360. That makes it the 20th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,665 residents.

Mekhar village has 1,707 males and 1,653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mekhar has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Mekhar is 389115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mekhar covers 596.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mekhar falls under Morwa tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The census record for Mekhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Mekhar is in Morwa tehsil of Panch Mahals district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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