About Meharban Village

Meharban is one of the larger villages in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,873, made up of 4,248 males and 3,625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meharban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meharban village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Ludhiana East
Pincode	141007
Area (hectares)	296 hectares
Population	7,873
Male Population	4,248
Female Population	3,625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	853
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Meharban compares

By the 2011 count Meharban is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 296 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Meharban

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

Meharban lies about 6.1 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Ludhiana Junction, about 6.4 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 Meharban
Tehsil headquarters	Ludhiana East	6.1 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Ludhiana Junction	6.4 km

Villages closest to Meharban

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.

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Common questions about Meharban

As per the Census of India 2011, Meharban village had a population of 7,873. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Meharban village has 4,248 males and 3,625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meharban has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Meharban is 141007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meharban covers 296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Meharban is Ludhiana Junction, about 6.4 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 Meharban.

Meharban is about 6.1 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meharban is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Ludhiana East is about 6.1 km away. Ludhiana is about 6.1 km away. Ludhiana Junction is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.