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About Mehsampur Village

Mehsampur is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,634, made up of 810 males and 824 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 559.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144410, 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 Phillaur
Pincode 144410
Area (hectares) 559.27 hectares
Population 1,634
Male Population 810
Female Population 824
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mehsampur compares

By the 2011 count Mehsampur is the 58th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 559.27 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

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 5 - 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 40 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Malupota, about 2.0 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 Mehsampur
Nearest railway station Malupota 2.0 km
Nearest town Banga 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 23 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 40 km

Villages closest to Mehsampur

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 Mehsampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehsampur village had a population of 1,634. That makes it the 58th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Mehsampur village has 810 males and 824 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehsampur has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Mehsampur is 144410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehsampur covers 559.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehsampur falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mehsampur is Malupota, about 2.0 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 village for Mehsampur.

Mehsampur is about 40 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 Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Malupota is about 2.0 km away. Banga is about 3.9 km away. Phillaur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladhar Kalan (6.1 km), Ladhar Khurd (6.6 km) and Rasulpur (6.9 km).

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

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