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About Mehun Village

Mehun is a mid sized village in Muktainagar tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 919, made up of 465 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.34 hectares hectares.

Mehun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehun village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Muktainagar
Area (hectares) 352.34 hectares
Population 919
Male Population 465
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehun compares

By the 2011 count Mehun is the 56th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,043 residents. Its 352.34 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Mehun

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

Mehun lies about 45 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Nimbhora, about 8.3 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 Mehun
Nearest railway station Nimbhora 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Muktainagar 8.9 km
Nearest town Varangaon 11 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 45 km

Villages closest to Mehun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehun village had a population of 919. That makes it the 56th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,043 residents.

Mehun village has 465 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehun has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Mehun covers 352.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehun falls under Muktainagar tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mehun is Nimbhora, about 8.3 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 Mehun.

Mehun is about 45 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehun is in Muktainagar tehsil of Jalgaon district. Nimbhora is about 8.3 km away. Muktainagar is about 8.9 km away. Varangaon is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinchol (1.7 km), Kasarkhede (1.9 km) and Changdeo (1.9 km).

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

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