About Mehrowal Village

Mehrowal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 267 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144520, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehrowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehrowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	144520
Area (hectares)	84 hectares
Population	515
Male Population	267
Female Population	248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mehrowal compares

By the 2011 count Mehrowal is the 208th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Mehrowal

Mehrowal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mehrowal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mehrowal from other places

Mehrowal lies about 28 km from Garhshankar, and the nearest railway station is Hoshiarpur, about 13 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 Mehrowal
Nearest railway station	Hoshiarpur	13 km
Nearest town	Hoshiārpur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhshankar	28 km

Villages closest to Mehrowal

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

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Common questions about Mehrowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehrowal village had a population of 515. That makes it the 208th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Mehrowal village has 267 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehrowal has about 929 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 Mehrowal is 144520. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehrowal covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mehrowal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mehrowal is Hoshiarpur, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Mehrowal is about 28 km from Garhshankar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehrowal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Hoshiarpur is about 13 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 14 km away. Garhshankar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.