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About Mehngerwal Village

Mehngerwal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 971, made up of 496 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehngerwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehngerwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146109
Area (hectares) 292 hectares
Population 971
Male Population 496
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Mehngerwal compares

By the 2011 count Mehngerwal is the 125th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 292 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Mehngerwal

The census records public bus service for Mehngerwal 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 Mazara Dingrian, Meghowal, Mehdud and Mehindwani. 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 Mehngerwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehngerwal village had a population of 971. That makes it the 125th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Mehngerwal village has 496 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehngerwal has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Mehngerwal is 146109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehngerwal covers 292 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehngerwal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Mehngerwal 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 Mehngerwal.

Mehngerwal 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 Mehngerwal today is likely to be higher.

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