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About Mehindipur Village

Mehindipur is a small village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 8 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehindipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehindipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144521
Area (hectares) 200 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 8
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 Mehindipur compares

By the 2011 count Mehindipur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Mehindipur

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

Mehindipur lies about 17 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 9.7 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 Mehindipur
Nearest railway station Rahon 9.7 km
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 11 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 17 km

Villages closest to Mehindipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehindipur village had a population of 15. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Mehindipur village has 8 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehindipur has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Mehindipur is 144521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehindipur covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mehindipur falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mehindipur is Rahon, about 9.7 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 Mehindipur.

Mehindipur is about 17 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehindipur is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Rahon is about 9.7 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 11 km away. Balachaur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehandpur (under 2 km), Mehndipur (under 2 km) and Arazi Darya Bramd Belatajowal (1.7 km).

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

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