Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur # Mehal Khas Mehal Khas is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 177401. The 2011 Census counted 318 people in 87 households, the 92nd largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%. - 318 people (2011) - 87 households - 86.0% literacy - 177401 PIN code ## Mehal Khas PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mehal Khas is 177401. Mehal Khas falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 177401 - Community development block Bhoranj - Census village code 017896 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mehal Khas from nearby towns? - Bhoranj (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Hamirpur (district HQ) 20 km by road - Bhota (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mehal Khas? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Mehal Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 3 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private 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 - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kanjain - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Bhoranj - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - 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 Mehal Khas known for? The main crops are maize and wheat. About 20% of the 8 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mehal Khas Of every 100 households in Mehal Khas in 2011, 100 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Mehal Khas · ■ Bhoranj rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 99% - Toilet within the home 73% 90% - No toilet (open defecation) 27% 10% - Tap water 99% 93% - Drinking water within premises 91% 67% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 24% 29% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 75% 70% - Use banking services 94% 94% - Television 76% 82% - Mobile phone 62% 68% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 13% 11% - Car / jeep / van 4% 5% - None of these assets 13% 8% - Own their home 98% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mehal Khas? ■ Mehal Khas · ■ Bhoranj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 86.0% 87.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1163 1147 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1286 907 - Working population 52.8% 45.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.2% for men and 77.1% for women. 46% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 56 (33%) · ■ Marginal 111 (66%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhoranj - Nagrota 333 people - Jhandwin Brahmana 327 people - Rutawani 324 people - Gugehri 321 people - Bhoti 316 people - Manoh Buhla 313 people - Khansan 312 people - Kakrohal 308 people All 279 villages in Bhoranj ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mehal Khas? 177401 - How far is Mehal Khas from Hamirpur? 20 km by road - What is the population of Mehal Khas? 318 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehal Khas in? Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Mehal Khas? 86.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/bhoranj/mehal-khas/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.