About Mekhali Village

Mekhali is one of the larger villages in Raybag tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,979, made up of 3,531 males and 3,448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2856.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mekhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mekhali village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Raybag
Pincode	591317
Area (hectares)	2856.99 hectares
Population	6,979
Male Population	3,531
Female Population	3,448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mekhali compares

By the 2011 count Mekhali is the 16th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 6,163 residents. Its 2856.99 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Mekhali

Mekhali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mekhali as Available within village. 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mekhali from other places

Mekhali lies about 69 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Chikodi Road, about 8.3 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 Mekhali
Nearest railway station	Chikodi Road	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raybag	8.5 km
Nearest town	Chikodi	15 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	69 km

Villages closest to Mekhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mekhali village had a population of 6,979. That makes it the 16th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,163 residents.

Mekhali village has 3,531 males and 3,448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mekhali has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Mekhali is 591317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mekhali covers 2856.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mekhali falls under Raybag tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mekhali is Chikodi Road, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Mekhali is about 69 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mekhali is in Raybag tehsil of Belgaum district. Chikodi Road is about 8.3 km away. Raybag is about 8.5 km away. Chikodi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.