About Mehlan Village

Mehlan is one of the larger villages in Sunam tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,806, made up of 4,132 males and 3,674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2414.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehlan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehlan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Sunam
Pincode	148001
Area (hectares)	2414.5 hectares
Population	7,806
Male Population	4,132
Female Population	3,674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehlan compares

By the 2011 count Mehlan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents. Its 2414.5 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Mehlan

Mehlan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mehlan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mehlan from other places

Mehlan lies about 11 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Bharur, about 8.1 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 Mehlan
Nearest railway station	Bharur	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sunam	10 km
Nearest town	Sunām	10 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	11 km

Villages closest to Mehlan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehlan village had a population of 7,806. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents.

Mehlan village has 4,132 males and 3,674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehlan has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Mehlan is 148001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehlan covers 2414.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehlan falls under Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mehlan is Bharur, about 8.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mehlan.

Mehlan is about 11 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehlan is in Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district. Bharur is about 8.1 km away. Sunam is about 10 km away. Sunām is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.