About Mehur Village

Mehur is a small village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 239 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Tapan
Pincode	733142
Area (hectares)	206.5 hectares
Population	469
Male Population	239
Female Population	230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Mehur compares

By the 2011 count Mehur is the 176th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 206.5 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Mehur

Mehur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mehur 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Mallikpur, Mamudpur, Manahali and Mandapara. 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.

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Common questions about Mehur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehur village had a population of 469. That makes it the 176th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Mehur village has 239 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Mehur is 733142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehur covers 206.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehur falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mehur notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mehur.

Mehur is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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.