About Mesal Village

Mesal is a mid sized village in Mandar tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 958, made up of 489 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mesal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mesal village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Mandar
Pincode	835205
Area (hectares)	170 hectares
Population	958
Male Population	489
Female Population	469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mesal compares

By the 2011 count Mesal is the 53rd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Mesal

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

Mesal lies about 21 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 10 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 Mesal
Tehsil headquarters	Mandar	5.2 km
Nearest town	Rātu	8.4 km
Nearest railway station	Itki	10 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	21 km

Villages closest to Mesal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mesal village had a population of 958. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Mesal village has 489 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mesal has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Mesal is 835205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mesal covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mesal falls under Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mesal is Itki, about 10 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 village for Mesal.

Mesal is about 21 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mesal is in Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district. Mandar is about 5.2 km away. Rātu is about 8.4 km away. Itki is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.