# Mehena Village, Bheden, Bargarh (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bheden, Bargarh 

# Mehena

Mehena is a village in Bheden sub-district of Bargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **768104**. The 2011 Census counted **1,490 people in 370 households**, the 26th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 1,490people (2011)
- 370households
- 77.2%literacy
- 768104PIN code

## Mehena PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mehena is 768104.** Mehena falls in Bheden sub-district, Bargarh district, Odisha.

- PIN code768104
- Gram panchayatMahulpali
- Community development blockBheden
- Census village code380585

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

## How far is Mehena from nearby towns?

- Bheden (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Bargarh (district HQ)42 km by road
- Bargarh (nearest town)42 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 Mehena?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Mehena; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Goudgaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhatli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Mehena known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 430 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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 Mehena

Of every 100 households in Mehena in 2011, 28 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mehena · ■ Bheden rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**8%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****29%**

**43%

Television ****17%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**18%

Own their home ****93%**

**94%

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 Mehena?

■ Mehena · ■ Bheden rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****796**

**940

Working population ****51.8%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 66.9% for women. 70% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 189 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (5%) · **■** Marginal 517 (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 Bheden

- Garbhana1,696 people
- Bad Piplipali1,661 people
- Kusanpuri1,563 people
- Kubedega1,495 people
- Areigudi1,444 people
- Balikulunda1,430 people
- Banjipali1,397 people
- Barpadar1,367 people

[All 98 villages in Bheden](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/bargarh/bheden/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mehena?768104
- How far is Mehena from Bargarh?42 km by road
- What is the population of Mehena?1,490 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehena in?Bargarh district (Bheden sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Mehena?77.2% (Census 2011)