About Medhan Village

Medhan is a large village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,834, made up of 1,432 males and 1,402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.33 hectares hectares.

Medhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Medhan village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Chandauli
Tehsil	Sakaldiha
Area (hectares)	352.33 hectares
Population	2,834
Male Population	1,432
Female Population	1,402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Medhan compares

By the 2011 count Medhan is the 61st largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 352.33 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Medhan

Medhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Medhan 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 Medhan from other places

Medhan lies about 26 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Bahora Chandil Halt, about 5.9 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 Medhan
Nearest railway station	Bahora Chandil Halt	5.9 km
Nearest town	Zamānia	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sakaldiha	22 km
District headquarters	Chandauli	26 km

Villages closest to Medhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Medhan village had a population of 2,834. That makes it the 61st largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Medhan village has 1,432 males and 1,402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Medhan has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Medhan covers 352.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Medhan falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Medhan is Bahora Chandil Halt, about 5.9 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 Medhan.

Medhan is about 26 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Medhan is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Bahora Chandil Halt is about 5.9 km away. Zamānia is about 9.4 km away. Sakaldiha is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.