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About Mehdia Village

Mehdia is a small village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 126 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehdia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehdia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Pincode 273209
Area (hectares) 35.18 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 126
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehdia compares

By the 2011 count Mehdia is the 240th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 35.18 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Mehdia

Mehdia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mehdia 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mehdia from other places

Mehdia lies about 33 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Khalilabad, about 6.4 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 Mehdia
Nearest railway station Khalilabad 6.4 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 17 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 33 km

Villages closest to Mehdia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehdia village had a population of 256. That makes it the 240th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Mehdia village has 126 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehdia has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Mehdia is 273209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehdia covers 35.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mehdia falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mehdia is Khalilabad, about 6.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mehdia.

Mehdia is about 33 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehdia is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khalilabad is about 6.4 km away. Khalīlābād is about 6.7 km away. Sahjanwa is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahui (2.2 km), Karmuwa (4.1 km) and Emilidiha (4.2 km).

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

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