About Meh Village

Meh is a small village in Lahul tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 30 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,400 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil	Lahul
Pincode	175132
Area (hectares)	20.32 hectares
Population	72
Male Population	30
Female Population	42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,400
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Meh compares

By the 2011 count Meh is the 39th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 78 residents. Its 20.32 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Meh

Meh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Meh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Meh from other places

Meh lies about 103 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 28 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 Meh
Tehsil headquarters	Lahul	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Panchrukhi	28 km
Nearest town	Mandi	44 km
District headquarters	Lahul and Spiti	103 km

Villages closest to Meh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meh village had a population of 72. That makes it the 39th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 78 residents.

Meh village has 30 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meh has about 1400 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Meh is 175132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meh covers 20.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meh falls under Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Meh is Panchrukhi, about 28 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 10+ km distance for Meh.

Meh is about 103 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meh is in Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Lahul is about 5.6 km away. Panchrukhi is about 28 km away. Mandi is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.