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About Mehra Village

Mehra is one of the larger villages in Deoria tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,929, made up of 4,652 males and 4,277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 274001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Deoria
Pincode 274001
Area (hectares) 443.38 hectares
Population 8,929
Male Population 4,652
Female Population 4,277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mehra compares

By the 2011 count Mehra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,616 residents. Its 443.38 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Mehra

Mehra 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 Mehra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mehra from other places

Mehra lies about 28 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Nonapar, about 5.6 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 Mehra
Nearest railway station Nonapar 5.6 km
Nearest town Lar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Deoria 28 km

Villages closest to Mehra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehra village had a population of 8,929. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,616 residents.

Mehra village has 4,652 males and 4,277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehra has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Mehra is 274001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehra covers 443.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mehra falls under Deoria tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mehra is Nonapar, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mehra.

Mehra is about 28 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehra is in Deoria tehsil of Deoria district. Nonapar is about 5.6 km away. Lar is about 19 km away. Deoria is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Motipur (under 2 km), Saria (1.5 km) and Ranighat (2.5 km).

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

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