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About Mehli Village

Mehli is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 64, made up of 32 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173220, 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 Kasauli
Pincode 173220
Area (hectares) 19.87 hectares
Population 64
Male Population 32
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehli compares

By the 2011 count Mehli is the 172nd largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 19.87 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Mehli

Mehli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mehli 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 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
District headquarters Solan 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 29 km

Villages closest to Mehli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasauli 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 64. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Mehli village has 32 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehli has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Mehli is 173220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehli covers 19.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Mehli 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 village 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 Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 4.5 km away. Solan is about 20 km away. Kasauli is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shamral (under 2 km), Gosan (1.7 km) and Gadyar (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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