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About Mezhuveli Village

Mezhuveli is one of the larger villages in Kozhenchery tehsil, in the district of Pathanamthitta, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,863, made up of 7,831 males and 9,032 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1714 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 689507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mezhuveli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mezhuveli village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Pathanamthitta
Tehsil Kozhenchery
Pincode 689507
Area (hectares) 1714 hectares
Population 16,863
Male Population 7,831
Female Population 9,032
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,153
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mezhuveli compares

By the 2011 count Mezhuveli is the 6th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 14,450 residents. Its 1714 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1148.

Getting to Mezhuveli

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

Mezhuveli lies about 9.9 km from Pathanamthitta, and the nearest railway station is Chengannur, 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 Mezhuveli
Nearest town Chengannūr 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kozhenchery 9.9 km
District headquarters Pathanamthitta 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Chengannur 10 km

Villages closest to Mezhuveli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mezhuveli village had a population of 16,863. That makes it the 6th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 14,450 residents.

Mezhuveli village has 7,831 males and 9,032 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mezhuveli has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1148.

The pincode recorded for Mezhuveli is 689507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mezhuveli covers 1714 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mezhuveli falls under Kozhenchery tehsil of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Mezhuveli is Chengannur, 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 Mezhuveli.

Mezhuveli is about 9.9 km from Pathanamthitta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mezhuveli is in Kozhenchery tehsil of Pathanamthitta district. Chengannūr is about 9.7 km away. Kozhenchery is about 9.9 km away. Pathanamthitta is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kidangannur (2.7 km), Elanthoor (3.4 km) and Kulanada (3.9 km).

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

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