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About Medhpur Village

Medhpur is a mid sized village in Nizar tehsil, in the district of Tapi, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 654, made up of 310 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394380, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Medhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Medhpur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Tapi
Tehsil Nizar
Pincode 394380
Area (hectares) 245.3 hectares
Population 654
Male Population 310
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Medhpur compares

By the 2011 count Medhpur is the 45th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents. Its 245.3 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Medhpur

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

Medhpur lies about 16 km from Tapi, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, about 23 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 Medhpur
Tehsil headquarters Nizar 16 km
District headquarters Tapi 16 km
Nearest town Taloda 16 km
Nearest railway station Dhekvad 23 km

Villages closest to Medhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Medhpur village had a population of 654. That makes it the 45th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents.

Medhpur village has 310 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Medhpur has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Medhpur is 394380. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Medhpur covers 245.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Medhpur falls under Nizar tehsil of Tapi district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Medhpur is Dhekvad, about 23 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 Medhpur.

Medhpur is about 16 km from Tapi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Medhpur is in Nizar tehsil of Tapi district. Nizar is about 16 km away. Tapi is about 16 km away. Taloda is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kevdamoi (under 2 km), Balambe (under 2 km) and Taranda (1.5 km).

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

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