About Mehkar Village

Mehkar is one of the larger villages in Bhalki tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,531, made up of 3,863 males and 3,668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehkar village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bidar
Tehsil	Bhalki
Pincode	585416
Area (hectares)	3215 hectares
Population	7,531
Male Population	3,863
Female Population	3,668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehkar compares

By the 2011 count Mehkar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 3215 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 962.

Getting to Mehkar

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

Mehkar lies about 57 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kalagapura, about 20 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 Mehkar
Nearest railway station	Kalagapura	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhalki	21 km
Nearest town	Bhālki	21 km
District headquarters	Bidar	57 km

Villages closest to Mehkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehkar village had a population of 7,531. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Mehkar village has 3,863 males and 3,668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehkar has about 950 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 962.

The pincode recorded for Mehkar is 585416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehkar covers 3215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehkar falls under Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mehkar is Kalagapura, about 20 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 Mehkar.

Mehkar is about 57 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehkar is in Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district. Kalagapura is about 20 km away. Bhalki is about 21 km away. Bhālki is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.