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About Mehrajpur Village

Mehrajpur is a large village in Abohar tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,765, made up of 1,449 males and 1,316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1184.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehrajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehrajpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Abohar
Pincode 152116
Area (hectares) 1184.53 hectares
Population 2,765
Male Population 1,449
Female Population 1,316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehrajpur compares

By the 2011 count Mehrajpur is the 60th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents. Its 1184.53 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Mehrajpur

Mehrajpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mehrajpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mehrajpur from other places

Mehrajpur lies about 101 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Pakki, about 15 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 Mehrajpur
Nearest railway station Pakki 15 km
Nearest town Malout 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Abohar 22 km
District headquarters Firozpur 101 km

Villages closest to Mehrajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehrajpur village had a population of 2,765. That makes it the 60th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents.

Mehrajpur village has 1,449 males and 1,316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehrajpur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Mehrajpur is 152116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehrajpur covers 1184.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehrajpur falls under Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mehrajpur is Pakki, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mehrajpur.

Mehrajpur is about 101 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehrajpur is in Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district. Pakki is about 15 km away. Malout is about 21 km away. Abohar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sito Gunno (3.1 km), Sukchain (4.4 km) and Himatpura (4.5 km).

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

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