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About Mehli Village

Mehli is a large village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,517, made up of 1,826 males and 1,691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144632, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehli village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144632
Area (hectares) 244 hectares
Population 3,517
Male Population 1,826
Female Population 1,691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mehli compares

By the 2011 count Mehli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 244 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Mehli

Mehli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mehli 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mehli from other places

Mehli lies about 26 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Mandhali, about under 2 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 Mehli
Nearest railway station Mandhali under 2 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 3.9 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 30 km

Villages closest to Mehli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehli village had a population of 3,517. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Mehli village has 1,826 males and 1,691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehli has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Mehli is 144632. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehli covers 244 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mehli falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mehli is Mandhali, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mehli.

Mehli is about 26 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.

Mehli is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Mandhali is about under 2 km away. Phagwāra is about 3.9 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jandiali (under 2 km), Bahua (under 2 km) and Khothran (1.6 km).

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

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