# Mehlu Village, Ranbir Singh Pora, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Ranbir Singh Pora, Jammu 

# Mehlu

Mehlu is a village in Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181111**. The 2011 Census counted **942 people in 203 households**, the 58th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.3%.

- 942people (2011)
- 203households
- 80.9%literacy
- 181111PIN code

## Mehlu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mehlu is 181111.** Mehlu falls in Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code181111
- Gram panchayatJinder
- Community development blockR.S. Pura
- Census village code006078

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

## How far is Mehlu from nearby towns?

- R.S.Pora (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)27 km by road
- R.S.Pora (nearest town)7 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 Mehlu?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Mehlu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · R.S.Pora
- ○Degree college5–10 km · R.S.Pora
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · R.S.Pora
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 17 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 Mehlu known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 97% of the 115 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Mehlu

Of every 100 households in Mehlu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mehlu · ■ Ranbir Singh Pora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**63%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**88%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**65%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**32%

Use banking services ****91%**

**87%

Television ****82%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mehlu?

■ Mehlu · ■ Ranbir Singh Pora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**82.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**718

Working population ****26.9%**

**28.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 70.1% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 93 (37%) · **■** Marginal 39 (15%)

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 Ranbir Singh Pora

- Raipur Syedan969 people
- Abdal966 people
- Kotli Shah Dola948 people
- Suchet Garh946 people
- Gharana939 people
- Phalora931 people
- Molu Chak919 people
- Bhaw912 people

[All 190 villages in Ranbir Singh Pora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/ranbir-singh-pora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mehlu?181111
- How far is Mehlu from Jammu?27 km by road
- What is the population of Mehlu?942 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehlu in?Jammu district (Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Mehlu?80.9% (Census 2011)