# Gurah Mehtian Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/gurah-mehtian/ Village · Hiranagar, Kathua # Gurah Mehtian Gurah Mehtian is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184142**. The 2011 Census counted **984 people in 197 households**, the 34th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 984people (2011) - 197households - 86.0%literacy - 184142PIN code ## Gurah Mehtian PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gurah Mehtian is 184142.** Gurah Mehtian falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code184142 - Gram panchayatGurah Mondian - Community development blockHiranagar - Census village code001994 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gurah Mehtian from nearby towns? - Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Kathua (district HQ)33 km by road - Hiranagar (nearest town)6 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 Gurah Mehtian? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Gurah Mehtian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghagwal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Hiranagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hiranagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Gurah Mehtian known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and bajra**. About 48% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Gurah Mehtian Of every 100 households in Gurah Mehtian in 2011, 100 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gurah Mehtian · ■ Hiranagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****15%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **78% Tap water ****100%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **63% Use banking services ****88%** **87% Television ****78%** **70% Mobile phone ****89%** **76% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****7%** **11% Own their home ****98%** **99% 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 Gurah Mehtian? ■ Gurah Mehtian · ■ Hiranagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **765 Working population ****28.6%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.7% for men and 75.8% for women. 48% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 17 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 219 (78%) · **■** Marginal 41 (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 Hiranagar - Mukund Pur1,049 people - Gara1,043 people - Katal Brahmanan1,019 people - Dhaloti1,010 people - Padal964 people - Chak Diyalla943 people - Chak Desa Choudharian938 people - Loundhi931 people [All 203 villages in Hiranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gurah Mehtian?184142 - How far is Gurah Mehtian from Kathua?33 km by road - What is the population of Gurah Mehtian?984 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gurah Mehtian in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Gurah Mehtian?86.0% (Census 2011)