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About Mehatakheda Village

Mehatakheda is a mid sized village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 813, made up of 391 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1511.91 hectares hectares.

Mehatakheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehatakheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Deori
Area (hectares) 1511.91 hectares
Population 813
Male Population 391
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehatakheda compares

By the 2011 count Mehatakheda is the 48th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 1511.91 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Mehatakheda

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

Mehatakheda lies about 67 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Bortalao, about 37 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 Mehatakheda
Tehsil headquarters Deori 20 km
Nearest railway station Bortalao 37 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 42 km
District headquarters Gondiya 67 km

Villages closest to Mehatakheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehatakheda village had a population of 813. That makes it the 48th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Mehatakheda village has 391 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehatakheda has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Mehatakheda covers 1511.91 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.

Mehatakheda falls under Deori tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mehatakheda is Bortalao, about 37 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 10+ km distance for Mehatakheda.

Mehatakheda is about 67 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehatakheda is in Deori tehsil of Gondiya district. Deori is about 20 km away. Bortalao is about 37 km away. Dongargarh is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tumadikasa (3.1 km), Wadekasa (4.0 km) and Paulzola (4.1 km).

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

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