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About Mehdon Patarag Village

Mehdon Patarag is a small village in Dadahu tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 60 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehdon Patarag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehdon Patarag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Dadahu
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 60
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehdon Patarag compares

By the 2011 count Mehdon Patarag is the 50th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 242 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Mehdon Patarag

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

Mehdon Patarag lies about 7.1 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 36 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 Mehdon Patarag
District headquarters Sirmaur 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dadahu 11 km
Nearest town Nāhan 14 km
Nearest railway station Barog 36 km

Villages closest to Mehdon Patarag

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

Common questions about Mehdon Patarag

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehdon Patarag village had a population of 120. That makes it the 50th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 242 residents.

Mehdon Patarag village has 60 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehdon Patarag has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Mehdon Patarag is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehdon Patarag covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mehdon Patarag falls under Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mehdon Patarag is Barog, about 36 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 Mehdon Patarag.

Mehdon Patarag is about 7.1 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehdon Patarag is in Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district. Sirmaur is about 7.1 km away. Dadahu is about 11 km away. Nāhan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parara (under 2 km), Kaba (under 2 km) and Bechar Kabag (under 2 km).

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

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