Village · Shehera, Panch Mahals # Mahelan Mahelan is a village in Shehera sub-district of Panch Mahals district, Gujarat, PIN code 389210. The 2011 Census counted 1,215 people in 205 households, the 73rd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%. - 1,215 people (2011) - 205 households - 52.4% literacy - 389210 PIN code ## Mahelan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mahelan is 389210. Mahelan falls in Shehera sub-district, Panch Mahals district, Gujarat. - PIN code 389210 - Gram panchayat Mahelan - Community development block Shehera - Census village code 518432 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mahelan from nearby towns? - Shehera (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Godhra (district HQ) 65 km by road - Shehera (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mahelan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Mahelan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Shehera - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Godhra - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shehera - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mahelan known for? The main crops are paddy, pearlmillet and pulses. About 9% of the 553 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mahelan Of every 100 households in Mahelan in 2011, 60 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mahelan · ■ Shehera rural average - Electricity for lighting 60% 90% - Toilet within the home 6% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 90% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 6% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 48% 43% - Television 4% 11% - Mobile phone 63% 44% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 32% 42% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mahelan? ■ Mahelan · ■ Shehera rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 52.4% 69.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1012 949 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1289 943 - Working population 54.5% 51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.1% for men and 42.4% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 379 (57%) · ■ Farm labourers 167 (25%) · ■ Other work 29 (4%) · ■ Marginal 87 (13%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shehera - Bhatna Muvada 1,294 people - Saradiya 1,276 people - Dumelav 1,246 people - Gokulpur 1,217 people - Varial 1,181 people - Mithapur 1,143 people - Hansapur 1,102 people - Pasnal 1,084 people All 91 villages in Shehera ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahelan? 389210 - How far is Mahelan from Godhra? 65 km by road - What is the population of Mahelan? 1,215 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahelan in? Panch Mahals district (Shehera sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Mahelan? 52.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/panch-mahals/shehera/mahelan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.