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About Mehrauli Village

Mehrauli is a mid sized village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,866, made up of 933 males and 933 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.87 hectares hectares.

Mehrauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehrauli village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Area (hectares) 112.87 hectares
Population 1,866
Male Population 933
Female Population 933
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehrauli compares

By the 2011 count Mehrauli is the 56th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 112.87 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Mehrauli

Mehrauli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mehrauli as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Mehrauli from other places

Mehrauli lies about 49 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 14 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 Mehrauli
Nearest town Chillupār 13 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 26 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 49 km

Villages closest to Mehrauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehrauli village had a population of 1,866. That makes it the 56th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Mehrauli village has 933 males and 933 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehrauli has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Mehrauli covers 112.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mehrauli falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mehrauli is Dohrighat, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mehrauli.

Mehrauli is about 49 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehrauli is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Chillupār is about 13 km away. Dohrighat is about 14 km away. Bansgaon 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 Mehdraon (3.3 km), Rajnauli Buzurg (7.5 km) and Gaurpar (7.9 km).

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

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