# Mehwa Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Mehwa

Mehwa is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176028**. The 2011 Census counted **174 people in 40 households**, the 195th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 174people (2011)
- 40households
- 89.3%literacy
- 176028PIN code

## Mehwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mehwa is 176028.** Mehwa falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176028
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010343

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

## How far is Mehwa from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)50 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)19 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 Mehwa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mehwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Seer Loharan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Mehwa known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 24% of the 87 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 Mehwa

Of every 100 households in Mehwa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mehwa · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**34%

Tap water ****64%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**59%

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

**30%

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

**69%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****69%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****20%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mehwa?

■ Mehwa · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**890

Working population ****31.0%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 88.2% for women. 46% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 10 (19%) · **■** Other work 24 (44%) · **■** Marginal 20 (37%)

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 Dera Gopipur

- Bhial178 people
- Bhaklehr177 people
- Dedo177 people
- Kuhru177 people
- Band173 people
- Miyol173 people
- Nalsuha Bharwarian172 people
- Rayalkar172 people

[All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mehwa?176028
- How far is Mehwa from Dharmsala?50 km by road
- What is the population of Mehwa?174 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehwa in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mehwa?89.3% (Census 2011)