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About Mehli Village

Mehli is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 33 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 788 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 15.99 hectares
Population 59
Male Population 33
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 788
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mehli compares

By the 2011 count Mehli is the 173rd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 15.99 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 967.

Getting to Mehli

Mehli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mehli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mehli from other places

Mehli lies about 20 km from Solan. 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 Mehli
Nearest town Shimla 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 14 km
District headquarters Solan 20 km

Villages closest to Mehli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehli village had a population of 59. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Mehli village has 33 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehli has about 788 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Mehli is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehli covers 15.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehli falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mehli.

Mehli is about 20 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehli is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 4.5 km away. Kandaghat is about 14 km away. Solan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maklyana (1.7 km), Kawarag (2.8 km) and Gadhog (4.0 km).

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

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