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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DINANATH THAKUR
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- LGD code
- 19611
- Pincode
- 174310
- Post office
- Naina Devi
- Population
- 172
- Households
- 29
- Literacy rate
- 65.1%
- Sex ratio
- 955 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 93
Census 2011 · in context
How Mehla (322) compares
By population, Mehla (322) ranks #86 of 168 villages in Naina Devi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.1%
−4.1% vs mandal average
- Mehla (322)
- 65.1%
- Naina Devi mandal
- 69.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
955
+30 vs mandal average
- Mehla (322)
- 955
- Naina Devi mandal
- 925
Household size
people per home
5.9
+0.8 vs mandal average
- Mehla (322)
- 5.9
- Naina Devi mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mehla (322) at a glance
Mehla (322) is a village of 172 people in 29 households (Census 2011) in Naina Devi tehsil, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, the 86th-largest of 168 villages in Naina Devi tehsil. Literacy is 65%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 69% and the sex ratio is 955 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 174310, served by Naina Devi post office; the LGD village code is 19611. The sarpanch is DINANATH THAKUR. The population is estimated at 203 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehla (322) · this village | 172 | 65% | — |
| Bhuwai (326) · Naina Devi | 691 | 70% | — |
| Dhar (333) · Naina Devi | 622 | 75% | — |
| Bagh (324) · Naina Devi | 350 | 73% | — |
| Swahan (331) · Naina Devi | 328 | 66% | — |
| Dolra (325) · Naina Devi | 301 | 74% | — |
| Khairian (330) · Naina Devi | 297 | 68% | — |
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Key facts — Mehla (322)
- LGD code
- 19611
- Pincode
- 174310
- Post office
- Naina Devi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 172
- Population (projected 2026)
- 203
- Households
- 29
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 955
- Literacy rate
- 65.1%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- DINANATH THAKUR
- Block / Mandal
- Naina Devi
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 174310
- Nakrana (345)Naina Devi mandal833 pop
- Ree (327)Naina Devi mandal701 pop
- Bhuwai (326)Naina Devi mandal691 pop
- Dhar (333)Naina Devi mandal622 pop
- Mayoth (342)Naina Devi mandal566 pop
- Badoh (388)Naina Devi mandal486 pop
- Mandyali (387/1)Naina Devi mandal485 pop
- Kharkari (390)Naina Devi mandal462 pop
- Jol (387/3)Naina Devi mandal392 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Mehla (322)
Other villages in Naina Devi mandal
View all 60+ →- Behal (335)
- Dabat Majari (361)
- Dharot (348)
- Dagrahan (299)
- Dhalet (377)
- Nakrana (345)
- Makri (409)
- Gawal Thai (372)
- Jhirian (350)
- Ree (327)
- Nella (374)
- Bhuwai (326)
- Khal (406)
- Bhakhra (413)
- Jhira (356)
- Dhar (333)
- Bassi (381)
- Jeor (300)
- Mayoth (342)
- Khulwin (411)
- Samtehan (371)
- Nilan (351)
- Kanfara (399)
- Beharda (359)
- Jandauri (364)
- Saloa (405)
- Palsed (375)
- Badoh (388)
- Mandyali (387/1)
- Illewal (369)
- Dolan (360)
- Kharkari (390)
- Utappar (410)
- Bhater (297)
- Kutehla (294)
- Ghattewal (379)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)