About Meheli Village

Meheli is a mid sized village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,523, made up of 787 males and 736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meheli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meheli village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171009
Area (hectares)	208.88 hectares
Population	1,523
Male Population	787
Female Population	736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Meheli compares

By the 2011 count Meheli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 208.88 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Meheli

Meheli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Meheli 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meheli from other places

Meheli lies about 4.5 km from Shimla. 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 Meheli
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	4.5 km
District headquarters	Shimla	4.5 km

Villages closest to Meheli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Meheli

As per the Census of India 2011, Meheli village had a population of 1,523. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Meheli village has 787 males and 736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meheli has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Meheli is 171009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meheli covers 208.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meheli falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Meheli notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Meheli.

Meheli is about 4.5 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meheli is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 4.5 km away. Shimla is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.