About Mehsampur Village

Mehsampur is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,287, made up of 654 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehsampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehsampur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Nakodar
Pincode	144039
Area (hectares)	367 hectares
Population	1,287
Male Population	654
Female Population	633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehsampur compares

By the 2011 count Mehsampur is the 53rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 367 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Mehsampur

Mehsampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mehsampur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mehsampur from other places

Mehsampur lies about 32 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Nakodar Junction, about 6.8 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 Mehsampur
Nearest railway station	Nakodar Junction	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nakodar	8.4 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	32 km

Villages closest to Mehsampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehsampur village had a population of 1,287. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Mehsampur village has 654 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehsampur has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Mehsampur is 144039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehsampur covers 367 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehsampur falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mehsampur is Nakodar Junction, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Mehsampur is about 32 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehsampur is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Nakodar Junction is about 6.8 km away. Nakodar is about 8.4 km away. Jalandhar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.