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About Mekhana Village

Mekhana is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 31 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,548 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mekhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mekhana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246161
Area (hectares) 103.38 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 31
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,548
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 Mekhana compares

By the 2011 count Mekhana is the 190th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 103.38 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Mekhana

Mekhana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mekhana 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. The nearest villages by name are Marad Moxan, Markhola, Marwara and Matiyar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mekhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Mekhana village had a population of 79. That makes it the 190th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Mekhana village has 31 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mekhana has about 1548 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Mekhana is 246161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mekhana covers 103.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mekhana falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Mekhana notes the nearest railway station 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 Mekhana.

Mekhana is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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