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About Mehdudan Village

Mehdudan is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 870, made up of 461 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehdudan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehdudan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147031
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 870
Male Population 461
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Mehdudan compares

By the 2011 count Mehdudan is the 129th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Mehdudan

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

Mehdudan lies about 42 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Bassi Pathanam, about 3.2 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 Mehdudan
Nearest town Basi 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Bassi Pathanam 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 32 km
District headquarters Patiala 42 km

Villages closest to Mehdudan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehdudan village had a population of 870. That makes it the 129th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Mehdudan village has 461 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehdudan has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Mehdudan is 147031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehdudan covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehdudan falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mehdudan is Bassi Pathanam, about 3.2 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 Mehdudan.

Mehdudan is about 42 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehdudan is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Basi is about 3.0 km away. Bassi Pathanam is about 3.2 km away. Rajpura 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 Gandan (4.9 km), Dabhali (5.3 km) and Mehmadpur (12 km).

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

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