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About Mithra Village

Mithra is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,579, made up of 793 males and 786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mithra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mithra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144034
Area (hectares) 334 hectares
Population 1,579
Male Population 793
Female Population 786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mithra compares

By the 2011 count Mithra is the 62nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 334 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 957.

Getting to Mithra

Mithra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mithra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mithra from other places

Mithra lies about 24 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Gumtali, about 5.7 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 Mithra
Nearest town Jandiāla 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Gumtali 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 17 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 24 km

Villages closest to Mithra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mithra village had a population of 1,579. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Mithra village has 793 males and 786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mithra has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Mithra is 144034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mithra covers 334 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mithra falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mithra is Gumtali, about 5.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mithra.

Mithra is about 24 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mithra is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Jandiāla is about 5.6 km away. Gumtali is about 5.7 km away. Phillaur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adekali (under 2 km), Sunar Kalan (1.9 km) and Bhardwaji (2.4 km).

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

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