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About Mehwa Village

Mehwa is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 87 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehwa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176028
Area (hectares) 86.65 hectares
Population 174
Male Population 87
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehwa compares

By the 2011 count Mehwa is the 189th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 86.65 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Mehwa

Mehwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mehwa as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Masot, Masrur, Mat and Mehar Ban. 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 Mehwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehwa village had a population of 174. That makes it the 189th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Mehwa village has 87 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehwa has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Mehwa is 176028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehwa covers 86.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehwa falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mehwa.

Mehwa is in Dera Gopipur 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.

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

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