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About Mehdipur Village

Mehdipur is a small village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 109 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehdipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehdipur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Pincode 816129
Area (hectares) 10.3 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 109
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mehdipur compares

By the 2011 count Mehdipur is the 74th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 10.3 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Mehdipur

Mehdipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mehdipur as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mehdipur from other places

Mehdipur lies about 24 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, about 2.9 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 Mehdipur
Nearest railway station Kalian Chak 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 7.5 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 7.5 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 24 km

Villages closest to Mehdipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehdipur village had a population of 199. That makes it the 74th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Mehdipur village has 109 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehdipur has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Mehdipur is 816129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehdipur covers 10.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mehdipur falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mehdipur is Kalian Chak, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mehdipur.

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

Mehdipur is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Kalian Chak is about 2.9 km away. Rajmahal is about 7.5 km away. Rājmahal is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mundomala (under 2 km), Hathingarh (under 2 km) and Chhota Kartikdanga (under 2 km).

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

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