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About Mehlon Village

Mehlon is a mid sized village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 316 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehlon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehlon village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141112
Area (hectares) 265 hectares
Population 606
Male Population 316
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehlon compares

By the 2011 count Mehlon is the 125th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Mehlon

Mehlon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mehlon 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mehlon from other places

Mehlon lies about 15 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Sanehwal, about 8.1 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 Mehlon
Nearest town Sānehwāl 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Sanehwal 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 15 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 15 km

Villages closest to Mehlon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 Mehlon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehlon village had a population of 606. That makes it the 125th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Mehlon village has 316 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehlon has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Mehlon is 141112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehlon covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehlon falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mehlon is Sanehwal, about 8.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mehlon.

Mehlon is about 15 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehlon is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Sānehwāl is about 7.5 km away. Sanehwal is about 8.1 km away. Ludhiana East is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paharuwal (under 2 km), Lakhowal (under 2 km) and Gaddowal (under 2 km).

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

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