# Mehla Village, Naina Devi, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Naina Devi, Bilaspur 

# Mehla

Mehla is a village in Naina Devi sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174310**. The 2011 Census counted **172 people in 29 households**, the 86th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 172people (2011)
- 29households
- 76.2%literacy
- 174310PIN code

## Mehla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mehla is 174310.** Mehla falls in Naina Devi sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174310
- Community development blockBilaspur Sadar
- Census village code019611

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

## How far is Mehla from nearby towns?

- Swarghat (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)54 km by road
- Naina Devi (nearest town)20 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 Mehla?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Mehla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Swahn
- ○Degree college10+ km · Naina Devi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Swar Ghat
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Mehla known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 12% of the 120 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 Mehla

Of every 100 households in Mehla in 2011, 100 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mehla · ■ Naina Devi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**67%

Tap water ****100%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**85%

Use banking services ****48%**

**80%

Television ****55%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Mehla?

■ Mehla · ■ Naina Devi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**892

Working population ****54.1%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 63.9% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 56 (60%) · **■** Other work 23 (25%) · **■** Marginal 14 (15%)

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 Naina Devi

- Kheri Bacholra179 people
- Bharsara176 people
- Daihni176 people
- Matnoh176 people
- Khurangal168 people
- Sunan168 people
- Nera Kund167 people
- Dadwal165 people

[All 169 villages in Naina Devi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/naina-devi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mehla?174310
- How far is Mehla from Bilaspur?54 km by road
- What is the population of Mehla?172 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehla in?Bilaspur district (Naina Devi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mehla?76.2% (Census 2011)