About Mehana Village

Mehana is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 332, made up of 176 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171220
Area (hectares)	155.16 hectares
Population	332
Male Population	176
Female Population	156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehana compares

By the 2011 count Mehana is the 52nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 155.16 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Mehana

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

Mehana lies about 29 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 Mehana
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	29 km

Villages closest to Mehana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehana village had a population of 332. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Mehana village has 176 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehana has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Mehana is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehana covers 155.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehana falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Mehana notes the nearest railway station 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 Mehana.

Mehana is about 29 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehana is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.