# Mehsian Village, Ranbir Singh Pora, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/ranbir-singh-pora/mehsian/ Village · Ranbir Singh Pora, Jammu # Mehsian Mehsian is a village in Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181101**. The 2011 Census counted **490 people in 96 households**, the 109th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.3%. - 490people (2011) - 96households - 80.1%literacy - 181101PIN code ## Mehsian PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mehsian is 181101.** Mehsian falls in Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code181101 - Gram panchayatBhou - Community development blockR.S. Pura - Census village code006027 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mehsian from nearby towns? - R.S.Pura (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Jammu (district HQ)20 km by road - R.S.Pura (nearest town)10 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 Mehsian? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Mehsian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Miransahib - ○Degree college5–10 km · R.S.Pura - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · R.S.Pura - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Mehsian known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and bajra**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 96% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Mehsian Of every 100 households in Mehsian in 2011, 97 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Mehsian · ■ Ranbir Singh Pora rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****10%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **63% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **88% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **65% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **32% Use banking services ****57%** **87% Television ****47%** **83% Mobile phone ****53%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****30%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****25%** **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 Mehsian? ■ Mehsian · ■ Ranbir Singh Pora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%** **82.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733** **718 Working population ****26.7%** **28.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 71.8% for women. 48% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 8 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 106 (81%) · **■** Marginal 11 (8%) 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 - Shahpur Taukanwali493 people - Bidi Pur Jatan492 people - Chak Musa491 people - Sunder Pur491 people - Jora489 people - Kotli Mirdian489 people - Bokari487 people - Mana483 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 Mehsian?181101 - How far is Mehsian from Jammu?20 km by road - What is the population of Mehsian?490 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehsian in?Jammu district (Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Mehsian?80.1% (Census 2011)