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About Mehdoodan Village

Mehdoodan is a mid sized village in Bassi Pathana tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 574, made up of 295 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehdoodan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehdoodan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Bassi Pathana
Pincode 140412
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 574
Male Population 295
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mehdoodan compares

By the 2011 count Mehdoodan is the 61st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Mehdoodan

Mehdoodan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mehdoodan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Mehdoodan from other places

Mehdoodan lies about 68 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Bassi Pathanam, about 3.2 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 Mehdoodan
Tehsil headquarters Bassi Pathana 3.0 km
Nearest town Basi 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Bassi Pathanam 3.2 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 68 km

Villages closest to Mehdoodan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bassi Pathana 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 Mehdoodan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehdoodan village had a population of 574. That makes it the 61st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Mehdoodan village has 295 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehdoodan has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 884.

The pincode recorded for Mehdoodan is 140412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehdoodan covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehdoodan falls under Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mehdoodan is Bassi Pathanam, about 3.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mehdoodan.

Mehdoodan is about 68 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehdoodan is in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Bassi Pathana is about 3.0 km away. Basi is about 3.0 km away. Bassi Pathanam is about 3.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehdudan (under 2 km), Hajipur (under 2 km) and Abdullapur (under 2 km).

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

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