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Mehla

Someshwar mandal
Pincode 263636
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LGD code
53393
Pincode
263636
Post office
Hawalbagh
Population
159
Households
39
Literacy rate
75.5%
Sex ratio
1271 ♀/1000♂
Workers
98
Distance to district centre
20 km
Distance to mandal centre
12 km
Distance to Dehradun
170 km
Distance to Delhi
264 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 47 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Medical College Hospital, Almora · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Mehla compares

By population, Mehla ranks #85 of 150 villages in Someshwar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
75.5%
+7.1% vs mandal average
Mehla
75.5%
Someshwar mandal
68.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,271
+59 vs mandal average
Mehla
1,271
Someshwar mandal
1,212
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
Mehla
4.1
Someshwar mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Mehla at a glance

Mehla is a village of 159 people in 39 households (Census 2011) in Someshwar tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 85th-largest of 150 villages in Someshwar tehsil. Literacy is 76%, 7 points above the tehsil average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,271 women per 1,000 men. It lies 20 km from the Almora district centre, 20 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 47 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263636, served by Hawalbagh post office; the LGD village code is 53393. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Medical College Hospital, Almora, 9 km away. The village votes in Someshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rekha Arya. The population is estimated at 187 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Mehla · this village15976%
Gagil · Someshwar15375%0.8 km E
Kanal Bunga · Someshwar66572%0.9 km S
Sakar · Someshwar29575%1.1 km N
Damar · Lamgada34671%1.1 km N
Sakar · Gangolihat8857%1.1 km N
Khuni · Lamgada12556%1.6 km SE

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Key facts — Mehla

LGD code
53393
Pincode
263636
Post office
Hawalbagh
Population (Census 2011)
159
Population (projected 2026)
187
Households
39
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1271
Literacy rate
75.5%
Coordinates
29.68432°N, 79.64041°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Someshwar
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rekha Arya
Block / Mandal
Someshwar
Getting there

How to reach Mehla

Mandal centre
Someshwar · ≈ 12 km
≈ 25 min by car · 30 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 20 km
≈ 42 min by car · 49 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 20 km
≈ 42 min by car · 50 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun170 kmcapital
  • Delhi264 km
  • Kolkata1176 km
  • Mumbai1363 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam47 km
  • Bus stopJeep Stop10 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Medical College Hospital, Almora9 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India Someswar branch11 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil10 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College23 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station37 km
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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