Village · Ramshahr, Solan
# Mehodud

Mehodud is a village in Ramshahr sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 174102. The 2011 Census counted 59 people in 9 households, the 175th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.
- 59 people (2011)
- 9 households
- 67.3% literacy
- 174102 PIN code

## Mehodud PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mehodud is 174102. Mehodud falls in Ramshahr sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 174102
- Community development block Nalagarh
- Census village code 020644

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mehodud from nearby towns?
- Ramshahr (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Solan (district HQ) 85 km by road
- Nalagarh (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mehodud?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mehodud; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Kumharhatti
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ramshahr
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Ramshahr
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 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 Mehodud known for?

The main crops are maize, ginger and tomato. About 19% of the 30 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mehodud

Of every 100 households in Mehodud in 2011, 100 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mehodud · ■ Ramshahr rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 97%
- Toilet within the home 11% 43%
- No toilet (open defecation) 89% 56%
- Tap water 100% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 67% 41%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 100% 81%
- Television 89% 70%
- Mobile phone 78% 77%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 5%
- None of these assets 0% 9%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mehodud?

■ Mehodud · ■ Ramshahr rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.3% 77.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1107 963
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 915
- Working population 67.8% 63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 65.4% for women. 68% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 12 (30%) · ■ Household industry 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 1 (2%) · ■ Marginal 26 (65%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ramshahr
- Katal 61 people
- Bhini 60 people
- Sawasan 60 people
- Dhalmoo 59 people
- Kiar Kanaitan 56 people
- Dakerh 55 people
- Kiar Ra Ghat 55 people
- Kiari 54 people

All 241 villages in Ramshahr

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mehodud? 174102
- How far is Mehodud from Solan? 85 km by road
- What is the population of Mehodud? 59 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehodud in? Solan district (Ramshahr sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mehodud? 67.3% (Census 2011)

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