About Mensi Village

Mensi is a mid sized village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 290 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1154.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mensi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mensi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Sirsi
Pincode	581336
Area (hectares)	1154.59 hectares
Population	573
Male Population	290
Female Population	283
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 10+ km distance

How Mensi compares

By the 2011 count Mensi is the 72nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 1154.59 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Mensi

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

How far is Mensi from other places

Mensi lies about 13 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mirjan, about 34 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 Mensi
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sirsi	18 km
Nearest railway station	Mirjan	34 km

Villages closest to Mensi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mensi village had a population of 573. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Mensi village has 290 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mensi has about 976 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 988.

The pincode recorded for Mensi is 581336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mensi covers 1154.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mensi falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mensi is Mirjan, about 34 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mensi.

Mensi is about 13 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mensi is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Uttara Kannada is about 13 km away. Sirsi is about 18 km away. Mirjan is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.