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About Mesan Village

Mesan is a large village in Idar tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,157, made up of 1,083 males and 1,074 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 729.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mesan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mesan village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Idar
Pincode 383450
Area (hectares) 729.83 hectares
Population 2,157
Male Population 1,083
Female Population 1,074
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mesan compares

By the 2011 count Mesan is the 36th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,588 residents. Its 729.83 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Mesan

Mesan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mesan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Mesan from other places

Mesan lies about 26 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Idar, about 13 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 Mesan
Nearest railway station Idar 13 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 26 km

Villages closest to Mesan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mesan village had a population of 2,157. That makes it the 36th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,588 residents.

Mesan village has 1,083 males and 1,074 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mesan has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Mesan is 383450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mesan covers 729.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mesan falls under Idar tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Mesan is Idar, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mesan.

Mesan is about 26 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mesan is in Idar tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Idar is about 13 km away. Sabar Kantha is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuvava (under 2 km), Jashvantgadh (2.4 km) and Poshina (2.4 km).

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

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