About Mehra Village

Mehra is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 124 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jaswan
Pincode	177106
Area (hectares)	160 hectares
Population	260
Male Population	124
Female Population	136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,097
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehra compares

By the 2011 count Mehra is the 53rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Mehra

Mehra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mehra 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mehra from other places

Mehra lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 21 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 Mehra
Nearest town	Dharamsala	19 km
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaswan	26 km
District headquarters	Kangra	26 km

Villages closest to Mehra

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

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Common questions about Mehra

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehra village had a population of 260. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Mehra village has 124 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehra has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Mehra is 177106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehra covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mehra falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mehra is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 21 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 village for Mehra.

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

Mehra is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 19 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 21 km away. Jaswan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.