Village · Theog, Shimla # Mehana Mehana is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171220. The 2011 Census counted 332 people in 56 households, the 54th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%. - 332 people (2011) - 56 households - 83.8% literacy - 171220 PIN code ## Mehana PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mehana is 171220. Mehana falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171220 - Community development block Theog - Census village code 025285 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mehana from nearby towns? - Theog (sub-district HQ) 38 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 70 km by road - Theog (nearest town) 38 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mehana? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Mehana; 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 - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road 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 - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sainj - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Theog - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Theog - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - 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 Mehana known for? The main crops are potato and apple. About 26% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mehana Of every 100 households in Mehana in 2011, 100 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 16 a car. ■ Mehana · ■ Theog rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 95% - Toilet within the home 52% 53% - No toilet (open defecation) 48% 47% - Tap water 82% 75% - Drinking water within premises 62% 22% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 48% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 51% - Use banking services 84% 75% - Television 82% 67% - Mobile phone 71% 83% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 16% 8% - None of these assets 5% 7% - Own their home 100% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mehana? ■ Mehana · ■ Theog rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.8% 83.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 886 960 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 908 - Working population 66.0% 58.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.9% for men and 74.5% for women. 64% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 206 (94%) · ■ Other work 13 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Theog - Kiari 340 people - Khalashi 339 people - Tali 336 people - Draunl 334 people - Bagri 329 people - Kuthar 327 people - Pundar 327 people - Shatiyana 326 people All 486 villages in Theog ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mehana? 171220 - How far is Mehana from Shimla? 70 km by road - What is the population of Mehana? 332 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehana in? Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Mehana? 83.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/mehana/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.