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About Mehtabpur Village

Mehtabpur is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 917, made up of 496 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 411069, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehtabpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehtabpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 411069
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 917
Male Population 496
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mehtabpur compares

By the 2011 count Mehtabpur is the 136th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Mehtabpur

Mehtabpur 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 Mehtabpur as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mehtabpur from other places

Mehtabpur lies about 44 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Raimahatpur, about 2.1 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 Mehtabpur
Nearest railway station Raimahatpur 2.1 km
Nearest town Nangal 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 29 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 44 km

Villages closest to Mehtabpur

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.

Common questions about Mehtabpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehtabpur village had a population of 917. That makes it the 136th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Mehtabpur village has 496 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehtabpur has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Mehtabpur is 411069. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehtabpur covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mehtabpur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mehtabpur is Raimahatpur, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mehtabpur.

Mehtabpur is about 44 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehtabpur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Raimahatpur is about 2.1 km away. Nangal is about 3.5 km away. Garhshankar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Benewal (16 km), Binewal (16 km) and Kharali (16 km).

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

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