About Mehindwani Village

Mehindwani is a large village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,361, made up of 1,192 males and 1,169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 854 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehindwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehindwani village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	144523
Area (hectares)	854 hectares
Population	2,361
Male Population	1,192
Female Population	1,169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehindwani compares

By the 2011 count Mehindwani is the 22nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 854 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Mehindwani

Mehindwani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mehindwani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Maujopur, Mautian, Mazara Dingrian and Meghowal. 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.

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Common questions about Mehindwani

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehindwani village had a population of 2,361. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Mehindwani village has 1,192 males and 1,169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehindwani has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Mehindwani is 144523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehindwani covers 854 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehindwani falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Mehindwani notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Mehindwani 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.