About Mehun Village

Mehun is a small village in Solan tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 31 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Solan
Pincode	173220
Area (hectares)	5.6 hectares
Population	58
Male Population	31
Female Population	27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	871
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehun compares

By the 2011 count Mehun is the 287th largest of the 441 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 149 residents. Its 5.6 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Mehun

Mehun is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mehun as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mehun from other places

Mehun lies about 24 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 2.0 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 Mehun
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	2.0 km
Nearest town	Shimla	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Solan	24 km

Villages closest to Mehun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehun village had a population of 58. That makes it the 287th largest of the 441 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 149 residents.

Mehun village has 31 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehun has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

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

Mehun covers 5.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mehun falls under Solan tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mehun is Summer Hill, about 2.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mehun.

Mehun is about 24 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehun is in Solan tehsil of Solan district. Summer Hill is about 2.0 km away. Shimla is about 3.5 km away. Solan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.