About Mehsampur Kalan Village

Mehsampur Kalan is a large village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,053, made up of 1,068 males and 985 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehsampur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehsampur Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Baba Bakala
Pincode	143114
Area (hectares)	444 hectares
Population	2,053
Male Population	1,068
Female Population	985
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mehsampur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Mehsampur Kalan is the 48th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 444 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Mehsampur Kalan

Mehsampur Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mehsampur Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mehsampur Kalan from other places

Mehsampur Kalan lies about 35 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Baba Bakala Raiya, about 4.7 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 Mehsampur Kalan
Tehsil headquarters	Baba Bakala	3.9 km
Nearest railway station	Baba Bakala Raiya	4.7 km
Nearest town	Jandiāla Gurū	20 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	35 km

Villages closest to Mehsampur Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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.

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Common questions about Mehsampur Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehsampur Kalan village had a population of 2,053. That makes it the 48th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Mehsampur Kalan village has 1,068 males and 985 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehsampur Kalan has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Mehsampur Kalan is 143114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehsampur Kalan covers 444 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehsampur Kalan falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mehsampur Kalan is Baba Bakala Raiya, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mehsampur Kalan.

Mehsampur Kalan is about 35 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehsampur Kalan is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Baba Bakala is about 3.9 km away. Baba Bakala Raiya is about 4.7 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.