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About Meyot Village

Meyot is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 142 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meyot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meyot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176122
Area (hectares) 205.89 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 142
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meyot compares

By the 2011 count Meyot is the 68th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 205.89 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 993.

Getting to Meyot

Meyot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Meyot as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mandra, Markhan, Maseran and Maswahan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Meyot

As per the Census of India 2011, Meyot village had a population of 276. That makes it the 68th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Meyot village has 142 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meyot has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Meyot is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meyot covers 205.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Meyot falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Meyot notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Meyot.

Meyot is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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