# Mehra Village, Jaswan, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jaswan, Kangra 

# Mehra

Mehra is a village in Jaswan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177106**. The 2011 Census counted **260 people in 61 households**, the 54th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 260people (2011)
- 61households
- 87.3%literacy
- 177106PIN code

## Mehra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mehra is 177106.** Mehra falls in Jaswan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177106
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010650

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

## How far is Mehra from nearby towns?

- Kotla Khas (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)91 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)36 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 Mehra?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Mehra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Siual
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dada Siba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 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, untreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Mehra known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 19% of the 160 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 Mehra

Of every 100 households in Mehra in 2011, 100 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mehra · ■ Jaswan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**38%

Tap water ****95%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**73%

Use banking services ****98%**

**95%

Television ****63%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****24%**

**11%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Mehra?

■ Mehra · ■ Jaswan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097**

**1044

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**821

Working population ****28.1%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 82.8% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 25 (34%) · **■** Other work 33 (45%) · **■** Marginal 15 (21%)

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 Jaswan

- Duhki285 people
- Pati284 people
- Gardyal280 people
- Padhan264 people
- Jabbar241 people
- Banori227 people
- Bohala216 people
- Kahru214 people

[All 100 villages in Jaswan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaswan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mehra?177106
- How far is Mehra from Dharmsala?91 km by road
- What is the population of Mehra?260 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehra in?Kangra district (Jaswan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mehra?87.3% (Census 2011)