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About Mehlanwala Village

Mehlanwala is a large village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,610, made up of 1,389 males and 1,221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 817 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehlanwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehlanwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143102
Area (hectares) 817 hectares
Population 2,610
Male Population 1,389
Female Population 1,221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehlanwala compares

By the 2011 count Mehlanwala is the 29th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 817 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Mehlanwala

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

Mehlanwala lies about 19 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Kotla Gujran, about 14 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 Mehlanwala
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 8.0 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Kotla Gujran 14 km
District headquarters Amritsar 19 km

Villages closest to Mehlanwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehlanwala village had a population of 2,610. That makes it the 29th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Mehlanwala village has 1,389 males and 1,221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehlanwala has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Mehlanwala is 143102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehlanwala covers 817 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehlanwala falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mehlanwala is Kotla Gujran, about 14 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 Mehlanwala.

Mehlanwala is about 19 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehlanwala is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Ajnala is about 8.0 km away. Ajnāla is about 8.0 km away. Kotla Gujran is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotla Kazian (under 2 km), Kotla Suraj Lohar (under 2 km) and Bhala Pind (1.9 km).

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

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