# Mekhwin Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Mekhwin

Mekhwin is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174034**. The 2011 Census counted **311 people in 81 households**, the 104th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 311people (2011)
- 81households
- 88.5%literacy
- 174034PIN code

## Mekhwin PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mekhwin is 174034.** Mekhwin falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174034
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019341

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mekhwin from nearby towns?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)27 km by road
- Ghumarwin (nearest town)22 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Mekhwin?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Mekhwin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jamoi
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jamoi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhnaduta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mekhwin known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 36% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mekhwin

Of every 100 households in Mekhwin in 2011, 100 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Mekhwin · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**34%

Tap water ****80%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**79%

Use banking services ****100%**

**78%

Television ****74%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**12%

Own their home ****91%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mekhwin?

■ Mekhwin · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**909

Working population ****68.2%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 87.4% for women. 68% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 52 (25%) · **■** Marginal 125 (59%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jhanduta

- Tanior330 people
- Ghumarpur325 people
- Amroha319 people
- Dol Lasawa311 people
- Dokru310 people
- Lurhar308 people
- Baroti305 people
- Kuljiar305 people

[All 277 villages in Jhanduta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mekhwin?174034
- How far is Mekhwin from Bilaspur?27 km by road
- What is the population of Mekhwin?311 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mekhwin in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mekhwin?88.5% (Census 2011)