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About Mehtewal Village

Mehtewal is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 465, made up of 256 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehtewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehtewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143515
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 465
Male Population 256
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehtewal compares

By the 2011 count Mehtewal is the 297th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Mehtewal

Mehtewal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mehtewal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mehtewal from other places

Mehtewal lies about 33 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Qadian, about 12 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 Mehtewal
Nearest railway station Qadian 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 26 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 33 km

Villages closest to Mehtewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehtewal village had a population of 465. That makes it the 297th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Mehtewal village has 256 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehtewal has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Mehtewal is 143515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehtewal covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehtewal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mehtewal is Qadian, about 12 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 village for Mehtewal.

Mehtewal is about 33 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehtewal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 12 km away. Batala is about 26 km away. Gurdaspur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Waryah (under 2 km), Gill (under 2 km) and Withwan (under 2 km).

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

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