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About Mehskar Village

Mehskar is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 130, made up of 67 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehskar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehskar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176021
Area (hectares) 87.03 hectares
Population 130
Male Population 67
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mehskar compares

By the 2011 count Mehskar is the 153rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 87.03 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Mehskar

The census records public bus service for Mehskar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mehskar from other places

Mehskar lies about 50 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandwal, about 4.2 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 Mehskar
Nearest railway station Kandwal 4.2 km
Nearest town Mamun 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 50 km

Villages closest to Mehskar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehskar village had a population of 130. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Mehskar village has 67 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehskar has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Mehskar is 176021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehskar covers 87.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mehskar falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mehskar is Kandwal, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Mehskar is about 50 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehskar is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Kandwal is about 4.2 km away. Mamun is about 7.7 km away. Jawali 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 Karsoli (9.9 km), Bhalun (10 km) and Maira (11 km).

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

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