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About Mehandri Village

Mehandri is a mid sized village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 282 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehandri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehandri village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Khanpur
Pincode 326038
Area (hectares) 449.73 hectares
Population 539
Male Population 282
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehandri compares

By the 2011 count Mehandri is the 99th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 828 residents. Its 449.73 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Mehandri

Mehandri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mehandri as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mehandri from other places

Mehandri lies about 32 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Chhajawa, about 31 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 Mehandri
Nearest town Sangod 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Chhajawa 31 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 32 km

Villages closest to Mehandri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehandri village had a population of 539. That makes it the 99th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 828 residents.

Mehandri village has 282 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehandri has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Mehandri is 326038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehandri covers 449.73 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.

Mehandri falls under Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Mehandri is Chhajawa, about 31 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mehandri.

Mehandri is about 32 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehandri is in Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district. Sangod is about 12 km away. Khanpur is about 12 km away. Chhajawa is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khoont Kheri (under 2 km), Jolpa (1.7 km) and Suwalya (1.8 km).

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

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