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About Mahendra Pur Village

Mahendra Pur is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 42 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahendra Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahendra Pur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249145
Area (hectares) 78.23 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 42
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Mahendra Pur compares

By the 2011 count Mahendra Pur is the 222nd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 78.23 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Mahendra Pur

Mahendra Pur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahendra Pur 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 Mahendra Pur from other places

Mahendra Pur lies about 33 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 9.2 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 Mahendra Pur
Nearest town Rāipur 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 14 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 33 km

Villages closest to Mahendra Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanaulti 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 Mahendra Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahendra Pur village had a population of 80. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Mahendra Pur village has 42 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahendra Pur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Mahendra Pur is 249145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahendra Pur covers 78.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahendra Pur falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahendra Pur is Harrawala, about 9.2 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 Mahendra Pur.

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

Mahendra Pur is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Rāipur is about 6.0 km away. Harrawala is about 9.2 km away. Dhanaulti is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dubara (under 2 km), Bangaon (under 2 km) and Nihal Danda (1.7 km).

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

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