About Mehran Village

Mehran is a mid sized village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 634, made up of 319 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehran village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171302
Area (hectares)	220 hectares
Population	634
Male Population	319
Female Population	315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehran compares

By the 2011 count Mehran is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Mehran

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

Mehran lies about 49 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 24 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 Mehran
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	24 km
Nearest town	Shimla	24 km
District headquarters	Mandi	49 km

Villages closest to Mehran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehran village had a population of 634. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Mehran village has 319 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehran has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Mehran is 171302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehran covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehran falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mehran is Summer Hill, about 24 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 Mehran.

Mehran is about 49 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehran is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 7.3 km away. Summer Hill is about 24 km away. Shimla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.