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About Mehdipur Village

Mehdipur is a mid sized village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,487, made up of 793 males and 694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehdipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehdipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143601
Area (hectares) 236 hectares
Population 1,487
Male Population 793
Female Population 694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehdipur compares

By the 2011 count Mehdipur is the 65th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Mehdipur

Mehdipur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mehdipur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Mehdipur from other places

Mehdipur lies about 24 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Kotla Gujran, about 1.9 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 Mehdipur
Nearest railway station Kotla Gujran 1.9 km
Nearest town Nangli 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 24 km
District headquarters Amritsar 24 km

Villages closest to Mehdipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 Mehdipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehdipur village had a population of 1,487. That makes it the 65th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Mehdipur village has 793 males and 694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehdipur has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Mehdipur is 143601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehdipur covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mehdipur falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mehdipur is Kotla Gujran, about 1.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mehdipur.

Mehdipur is about 24 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehdipur is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Kotla Gujran is about 1.9 km away. Nangli is about 17 km away. Amritsar I is about 24 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 Gujjran (1.8 km), Nizampura (1.9 km) and Wadala Viram (2.7 km).

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

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