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About Mehlri Village

Mehlri is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 80 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehlri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehlri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176200
Area (hectares) 35.12 hectares
Population 153
Male Population 80
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehlri compares

By the 2011 count Mehlri is the 264th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 35.12 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Mehlri

Mehlri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mehlri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mehlri from other places

Mehlri lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 9.4 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 Mehlri
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 10 km
Nearest town Mamun 27 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km

Villages closest to Mehlri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehlri village had a population of 153. That makes it the 264th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Mehlri village has 80 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehlri has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Mehlri is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehlri covers 35.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehlri falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mehlri is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 9.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mehlri.

Mehlri is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehlri is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 9.4 km away. Nurpur is about 10 km away. Mamun is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duhg (under 2 km), Saman (under 2 km) and Tatal (under 2 km).

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

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