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About Mehdud Village

Mehdud is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 825, made up of 429 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 686 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144530, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehdud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehdud village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144530
Area (hectares) 686 hectares
Population 825
Male Population 429
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mehdud compares

By the 2011 count Mehdud is the 148th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 686 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Mehdud

Mehdud is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mehdud as Available within 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Maujo Mazara, Maujopur, Mautian and Mazara Dingrian. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mehdud

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehdud village had a population of 825. That makes it the 148th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Mehdud village has 429 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehdud has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Mehdud is 144530. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehdud covers 686 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mehdud falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Mehdud notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mehdud.

Mehdud is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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