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About Mehndipur Village

Mehndipur is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,120, made up of 538 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehndipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehndipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 1,120
Male Population 538
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
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 Mehndipur compares

By the 2011 count Mehndipur is the 67th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Mehndipur

Mehndipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mehndipur 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 Mehndipur from other places

Mehndipur lies about 73 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Gurdaspur, about 4.7 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 Mehndipur
Nearest railway station Gurdaspur 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 20 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 73 km

Villages closest to Mehndipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehndipur village had a population of 1,120. That makes it the 67th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Mehndipur village has 538 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehndipur has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Mehndipur is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehndipur covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehndipur falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mehndipur is Gurdaspur, about 4.7 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 Mehndipur.

Mehndipur is about 73 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehndipur is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Gurdaspur is about 4.7 km away. Mukerian is about 20 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bambowal (4.9 km), Singowal (6.1 km) and Noshehra (7.3 km).

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

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