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About Mehndali Kalan Village

Mehndali Kalan is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 791, made up of 430 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehndali Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehndali Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140116
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 791
Male Population 430
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
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 Mehndali Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Mehndali Kalan is the 92nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Mehndali Kalan

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

Mehndali Kalan lies about 27 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Anandpur Sahib, about 2.6 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 Mehndali Kalan
Nearest railway station Anandpur Sahib 2.6 km
Nearest town Nangal 24 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 27 km

Villages closest to Mehndali Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 Mehndali Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehndali Kalan village had a population of 791. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Mehndali Kalan village has 430 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehndali Kalan has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Mehndali Kalan is 140116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehndali Kalan covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mehndali Kalan falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mehndali Kalan is Anandpur Sahib, about 2.6 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 Mehndali Kalan.

Mehndali Kalan is about 27 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehndali Kalan is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Anandpur Sahib is about 2.6 km away. Nangal is about 24 km away. Rupnagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balewal (under 2 km), Balowal (under 2 km) and Badhal (under 2 km).

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

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