About Mehrka Village

Mehrka is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 588, made up of 305 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehrka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehrka village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176203
Area (hectares)	83.18 hectares
Population	588
Male Population	305
Female Population	283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehrka compares

By the 2011 count Mehrka is the 83rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 83.18 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Mehrka

Mehrka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mehrka 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 Mehrka from other places

Mehrka 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 Mehrka
Nearest town	Dharamsala	19 km
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	23 km
District headquarters	Kangra	26 km

Villages closest to Mehrka

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.

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Common questions about Mehrka

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehrka village had a population of 588. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Mehrka village has 305 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehrka has about 928 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 Mehrka is 176203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehrka covers 83.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Mehrka 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 Mehrka.

Mehrka 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.

Mehrka is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 19 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 21 km away. Nurpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.