About Mehla Village

Mehla is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 110 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,373 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176088, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baijnath
Pincode	176088
Area (hectares)	79.9 hectares
Population	261
Male Population	110
Female Population	151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,373
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehla compares

By the 2011 count Mehla is the 114th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 79.9 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Mehla

Mehla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mehla 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. The nearest villages by name are Mandhol, Mandreta, Matial Kalan and Matial Khurd. 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.

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Common questions about Mehla

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehla village had a population of 261. That makes it the 114th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Mehla village has 110 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehla has about 1373 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Mehla is 176088. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehla covers 79.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehla falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Mehla 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 10+ km distance for Mehla.

Mehla is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra 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.