# Mehrka Village, Nurpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Mehrka

Mehrka is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176203**. The 2011 Census counted **588 people in 128 households**, the 88th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 588people (2011)
- 128households
- 86.3%literacy
- 176203PIN code

## Mehrka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mehrka is 176203.** Mehrka falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176203
- Community development blockNurpur
- Census village code008283

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

## How far is Mehrka from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)70 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)13 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 Mehrka?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Mehrka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ladori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nurpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jasur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Mehrka known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 78% of the 83 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 Mehrka

Of every 100 households in Mehrka in 2011, 97 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Mehrka · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**51%

Tap water ****95%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**65%

Use banking services ****92%**

**94%

Television ****69%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****11%**

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mehrka?

■ Mehrka · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****651**

**826

Working population ****27.0%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 79.6% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 91 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (31%) · **■** Marginal 17 (11%)

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 Nurpur

- Sukhar Barahmna640 people
- Bhalakh638 people
- Panjahra Baraswalan602 people
- Thana599 people
- Tapa578 people
- Damuwal576 people
- Denkwan572 people
- Bhanori565 people

[All 419 villages in Nurpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nurpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mehrka?176203
- How far is Mehrka from Dharmsala?70 km by road
- What is the population of Mehrka?588 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehrka in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mehrka?86.3% (Census 2011)