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About Mehndipur Village

Mehndipur is a small village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 48 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehndipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehndipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144517
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 48
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
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 Mehndipur compares

By the 2011 count Mehndipur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 975.

Getting to Mehndipur

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

Mehndipur lies about 6.6 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Alachor, about 2.8 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 Mehndipur
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Alachor 2.8 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 6.6 km

Villages closest to Mehndipur

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 Mehndipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehndipur village had a population of 84. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Mehndipur village has 48 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehndipur has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Mehndipur is 144517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehndipur covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Mehndipur is Alachor, about 2.8 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 Mehndipur.

Mehndipur is about 6.6 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.

Mehndipur is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Nawanshahr is about 2.3 km away. Alachor is about 2.8 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgapur (under 2 km), Kulam (under 2 km) and Alachaur (1.9 km).

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

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