About Mehat Village

Mehat is a large village in Phagwara tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,856, made up of 1,432 males and 1,424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehat village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Kapurthala
Tehsil	Phagwara
Pincode	144401
Area (hectares)	282 hectares
Population	2,856
Male Population	1,432
Female Population	1,424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mehat compares

By the 2011 count Mehat is the 7th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 282 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Mehat

Mehat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mehat as Available within village. 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 Mehat from other places

Mehat lies about 37 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Chiheru, about 3.5 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 Mehat
Nearest railway station	Chiheru	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phagwara	4.2 km
Nearest town	Phagwāra	4.2 km
District headquarters	Kapurthala	37 km

Villages closest to Mehat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehat village had a population of 2,856. That makes it the 7th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Mehat village has 1,432 males and 1,424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehat has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Mehat is 144401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehat covers 282 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mehat falls under Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mehat is Chiheru, about 3.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mehat.

Mehat is about 37 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehat is in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district. Chiheru is about 3.5 km away. Phagwara is about 4.2 km away. Phagwāra is about 4.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.