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About Mehra Village

Mehra is a mid sized village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 775, made up of 405 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.86 hectares hectares.

Mehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Area (hectares) 330.86 hectares
Population 775
Male Population 405
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehra compares

By the 2011 count Mehra is the 93rd largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 330.86 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Mehra

Mehra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mehra as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mehra from other places

Mehra lies about 38 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khajuri, about 28 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 Mehra
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Khajuri 28 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 38 km

Villages closest to Mehra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehra village had a population of 775. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Mehra village has 405 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehra has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

Mehra covers 330.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehra falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mehra is Khajuri, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mehra.

Mehra is about 38 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehra is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pohri is about 8.7 km away. Khajuri is about 28 km away. Shivpuri is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampura (under 2 km), Nonheta Kalan (1.5 km) and Nonheta Khurd (1.7 km).

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

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