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About Mehtabpur Village

Mehtabpur is a large village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,151, made up of 1,550 males and 1,601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 902 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, 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 Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 902 hectares
Population 3,151
Male Population 1,550
Female Population 1,601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mehtabpur compares

By the 2011 count Mehtabpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 902 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Mehtabpur

Mehtabpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mehtabpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 64 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhangala, about 4.0 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 Bhangala 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 9.5 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 9.5 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 64 km

Villages closest to Mehtabpur

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 Mehtabpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehtabpur village had a population of 3,151. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Mehtabpur village has 1,550 males and 1,601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehtabpur has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

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

Mehtabpur covers 902 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehtabpur falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mehtabpur is Bhangala, about 4.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mehtabpur.

Mehtabpur is about 64 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 Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Bhangala is about 4.0 km away. Mukerian is about 9.5 km away. Mukeriān is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halerdal Pat (under 2 km), Jahanpur (under 2 km) and Ladpur (under 2 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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