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About Mehmadwal Village

Mehmadwal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,351, made up of 710 males and 641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehmadwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehmadwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146102
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 1,351
Male Population 710
Female Population 641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mehmadwal compares

By the 2011 count Mehmadwal is the 67th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Mehmadwal

The census records public bus service for Mehmadwal 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mautian, Mazara Dingrian, Meghowal and Mehdud. 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 Mehmadwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehmadwal village had a population of 1,351. That makes it the 67th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Mehmadwal village has 710 males and 641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehmadwal has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Mehmadwal is 146102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehmadwal covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mehmadwal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Mehmadwal notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Mehmadwal.

Mehmadwal 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 Mehmadwal today is likely to be higher.

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