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- LGD code
- 233616
- Pincode
- 841302
- Post office
- Purwari Telpa
- Population
- 3,079
- Households
- 460
- Literacy rate
- 56.6%
- Sex ratio
- 910 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 830
Census 2011 · in context
How Mehian compares
By population, Mehian ranks #30 of 109 villages in Chapra mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.6%
+2.6% vs mandal average
- Mehian
- 56.6%
- Chapra mandal
- 54.0%
- Saran district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
910
+13 vs mandal average
- Mehian
- 910
- Chapra mandal
- 897
Household size
people per home
6.7
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Mehian
- 6.7
- Chapra mandal
- 6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mehian at a glance
Mehian is a village of 3,079 people in 460 households (Census 2011) in Chapra block, Saran district, Bihar, the 30th-largest of 109 villages in Chapra block. Literacy is 57%, 3 points above the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 910 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841302, served by Purwari Telpa post office; the LGD village code is 233616. The village votes in Patepur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Lakhendra Kumar Raushan. The population is estimated at 3,630 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Purvi Telpa →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehian · this village | 3,079 | 57% | — |
| Purbari Telpa · Chapra | 3,522 | 54% | — |
| Basarhi · Chapra | 2,069 | 72% | — |
| Bichla Telpa · Chapra | 1,751 | 79% | — |
| Malamirza Tukra · Chapra | 1,733 | 62% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mehian
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAPRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 5
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PURBI TELPA
- Total area (ha)
- 150
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 140
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mehian
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Key facts — Mehian
- LGD code
- 233616
- Pincode
- 841302
- Post office
- Purwari Telpa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,079
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,630
- Households
- 460
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 910
- Literacy rate
- 56.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ujiarpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Patepur
- Member of Parliament
- Nityanand Rai
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Lakhendra Kumar Raushan
- Block / Mandal
- Chapra
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)