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About Mehu Village

Mehu is a mid sized village in Parola tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,067, made up of 544 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497.36 hectares hectares.

Mehu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehu village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Parola
Area (hectares) 497.36 hectares
Population 1,067
Male Population 544
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mehu compares

By the 2011 count Mehu is the 66th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,396 residents. Its 497.36 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Mehu

Mehu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mehu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mehu from other places

Mehu lies about 50 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Takarkhede, about 22 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 Mehu
Tehsil headquarters Parola 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Takarkhede 22 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 50 km

Villages closest to Mehu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehu village had a population of 1,067. That makes it the 66th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,396 residents.

Mehu village has 544 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehu has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Mehu covers 497.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehu falls under Parola tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mehu is Takarkhede, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mehu.

Mehu is about 50 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehu is in Parola tehsil of Jalgaon district. Parola is about 4.1 km away. Takarkhede is about 22 km away. Jalgaon is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tehu (under 2 km), Kamatwadi (under 2 km) and Kholsar (2.3 km).

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

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