About Mengwali Village

Mengwali is a mid sized village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,040, made up of 533 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mengwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mengwali village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Jakhnidhar
Pincode	249121
Area (hectares)	56.3 hectares
Population	1,040
Male Population	533
Female Population	507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mengwali compares

By the 2011 count Mengwali is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 56.3 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Mengwali

Mengwali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mengwali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mengwali from other places

Mengwali lies about 25 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 57 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 Mengwali
Tehsil headquarters	Jakhnidhar	25 km
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	25 km
Nearest town	Tehri	25 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	57 km

Villages closest to Mengwali

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Mengwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Mengwali village had a population of 1,040. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Mengwali village has 533 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mengwali has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Mengwali is 249121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mengwali covers 56.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mengwali falls under Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mengwali is Rishikesh, about 57 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mengwali.

Mengwali is about 25 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mengwali is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Jakhnidhar is about 25 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 25 km away. Tehri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.