# Mehal Prit-Nagar Village, Pachhad, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/pachhad/mehal-prit-nagar/ Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur # Mehal Prit-Nagar Mehal Prit-Nagar is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173024**. The 2011 Census counted **247 people in 47 households**, the 68th largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%. - 247people (2011) - 47households - 75.3%literacy - 173024PIN code ## Mehal Prit-Nagar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mehal Prit-Nagar is 173024.** Mehal Prit-Nagar falls in Pachhad sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173024 - Community development blockPachhad - Census village code022726 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mehal Prit-Nagar from nearby towns? - Sarahan (sub-district HQ)50 km by road - Nahan (district HQ)80 km by road - Solan (nearest town)25 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 Mehal Prit-Nagar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Mehal Prit-Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kaloh - ○Degree college10+ km · Solan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds - 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 Mehal Prit-Nagar known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. About 8% of the 312 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Mehal Prit-Nagar Of every 100 households in Mehal Prit-Nagar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mehal Prit-Nagar · ■ Pachhad rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **96% Toilet within the home ****95%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **22% Tap water ****95%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **81% Use banking services ****100%** **90% Television ****49%** **64% Mobile phone ****60%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **6% None of these assets ****16%** **8% Own their home ****100%** **88% 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 Mehal Prit-Nagar? ■ Mehal Prit-Nagar · ■ Pachhad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%** **85.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750** **918 Working population ****60.7%** **65.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 66.7% for women. 66% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 123 (82%) · **■** Other work 20 (13%) · **■** Marginal 7 (5%) 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 Pachhad - Tikar251 people - Phagala249 people - Tikkar249 people - Kangar Dawanh248 people - Kujji241 people - Mandi Majhutli240 people - Masria Pajopar240 people - Thakar Dwara239 people [All 263 villages in Pachhad](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/pachhad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mehal Prit-Nagar?173024 - How far is Mehal Prit-Nagar from Nahan?80 km by road - What is the population of Mehal Prit-Nagar?247 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehal Prit-Nagar in?Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Mehal Prit-Nagar?75.3% (Census 2011)