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About Mehandipur Village

Mehandipur is a mid sized village in Khanna tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,016, made up of 541 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehandipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehandipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Khanna
Pincode 141401
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 1,016
Male Population 541
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
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 Mehandipur compares

By the 2011 count Mehandipur is the 41st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Mehandipur

Mehandipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mehandipur 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 Mehandipur from other places

Mehandipur lies about 32 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chawapail, about 1.9 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 Mehandipur
Nearest railway station Chawapail 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanna 10 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 32 km

Villages closest to Mehandipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehandipur village had a population of 1,016. That makes it the 41st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents.

Mehandipur village has 541 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehandipur has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Mehandipur is 141401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehandipur covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mehandipur falls under Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mehandipur is Chawapail, about 1.9 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 Mehandipur.

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

Mehandipur is in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district. Chawapail is about 1.9 km away. Khanna is about 10 km away. Ludhiana is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishangarh (under 2 km), Gaggar Majra (1.5 km) and Bija (1.7 km).

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

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