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About Mehtabgarh Village

Mehtabgarh is a small village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 68 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehtabgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehtabgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 140401
Area (hectares) 290 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 68
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mehtabgarh compares

By the 2011 count Mehtabgarh is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 290 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Mehtabgarh

The census records public bus service for Mehtabgarh 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mehtabgarh from other places

Mehtabgarh lies about 28 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Rajpura Junction, about 3.1 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 Mehtabgarh
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Rajpura Junction 3.1 km
District headquarters Patiala 28 km

Villages closest to Mehtabgarh

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 Mehtabgarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehtabgarh village had a population of 132. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Mehtabgarh village has 68 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehtabgarh has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Mehtabgarh is 140401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehtabgarh covers 290 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mehtabgarh falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mehtabgarh is Rajpura Junction, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Mehtabgarh.

Mehtabgarh is about 28 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehtabgarh is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Rajpura is about 3.1 km away. Rajpura Junction is about 3.1 km away. Patiala is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamaru (1.8 km), Kharajpur (2.1 km) and Nepran (2.7 km).

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

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