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About Mehrada Village

Mehrada is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 58 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehrada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehrada village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182221
Area (hectares) 25.9 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 58
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehrada compares

By the 2011 count Mehrada is the 109th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 25.9 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 978.

Getting to Mehrada

Mehrada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mehrada 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mehrada from other places

Mehrada lies about 51 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 82 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 Mehrada
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 32 km
Nearest town Kishtwār 44 km
District headquarters Doda 51 km
Nearest railway station Kathua 82 km

Villages closest to Mehrada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehrada village had a population of 107. That makes it the 109th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Mehrada village has 58 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehrada has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Mehrada is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehrada covers 25.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehrada falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Mehrada is Kathua, about 82 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mehrada.

Mehrada is about 51 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehrada is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 32 km away. Kishtwār is about 44 km away. Doda is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharhi (12 km), Hanga (13 km) and Neota (18 km).

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

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