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About Mehandpur Village

Mehandpur is a mid sized village in Nangal tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,181, made up of 619 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 640 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehandpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Nangal
Pincode 140114
Area (hectares) 640 hectares
Population 1,181
Male Population 619
Female Population 562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 Mehandpur compares

By the 2011 count Mehandpur is the 29th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,493 residents. Its 640 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Mehandpur

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

Mehandpur lies about 52 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Raimahatpur, about 2.1 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 Mehandpur
Nearest railway station Raimahatpur 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nangal 3.5 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 52 km

Villages closest to Mehandpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehandpur village had a population of 1,181. That makes it the 29th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,493 residents.

Mehandpur village has 619 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehandpur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Mehandpur is 140114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehandpur covers 640 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mehandpur falls under Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mehandpur is Raimahatpur, about 2.1 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 Mehandpur.

Mehandpur is about 52 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehandpur is in Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district. Raimahatpur is about 2.1 km away. Nangal is about 3.5 km away. Rupnagar is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalsera (under 2 km), Nangal Nikku (3.5 km) and Nangli (3.5 km).

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

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