# Mehan Village, Karra, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Karra, Khunti 

# Mehan

Mehan is a village in Karra sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835209**. The 2011 Census counted **1,065 people in 212 households**, the 24th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.0%.

- 1,065people (2011)
- 212households
- 62.2%literacy
- 835209PIN code

## Mehan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mehan is 835209.** Mehan falls in Karra sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835209
- Gram panchayatMeha
- Community development blockKarra
- Census village code374806

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

## How far is Mehan from nearby towns?

- Karra (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)35 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)35 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 Mehan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Mehan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khunti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khunti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Mehan known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 34% of the 413 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Mehan

Of every 100 households in Mehan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mehan · ■ Karra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****20%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**17%

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 Mehan?

■ Mehan · ■ Karra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**62.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**952

Working population ****44.9%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 51.5% for women. 42% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 141 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 320 (67%)

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 Karra

- Timra1,103 people
- Kanti1,073 people
- Gungunian1,070 people
- Silma1,068 people
- Gusa Toli1,064 people
- Bingaon1,010 people
- Sonmer1,003 people
- Sarwadag965 people

[All 178 villages in Karra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/karra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mehan?835209
- How far is Mehan from Khunti?35 km by road
- What is the population of Mehan?1,065 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehan in?Khunti district (Karra sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mehan?62.2% (Census 2011)