Village · Ajnala, Amritsar
# Mahji Meun

Mahji Meun is a village in Ajnala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code 143118. The 2011 Census counted 382 people in 52 households, the 255th largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.
- 382 people (2011)
- 52 households
- 40.7% literacy
- 143118 PIN code

## Mahji Meun PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mahji Meun is 143118. Mahji Meun falls in Ajnala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.
- PIN code 143118
- Gram panchayat Sheikh Bhatti
- Community development block Ajnala
- Census village code 037151

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mahji Meun from nearby towns?
- Ajnala (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ) 38 km by road
- Ajnala (nearest town) 13 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mahji Meun?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Mahji Meun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Gulgarh
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Jagdev Khurd
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ajnala
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ajnala
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 13 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mahji Meun known for?

The main crops are wheat, rice and maize. Products made here include katari. About 96% of the 291 hectares of village land is sown, and 279 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mahji Meun

Of every 100 households in Mahji Meun in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahji Meun · ■ Ajnala rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 90%
- Toilet within the home 0% 53%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 46%
- Tap water 0% 11%
- Drinking water within premises 98% 91%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 22%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 75%
- Use banking services 27% 46%
- Television 40% 75%
- Mobile phone 35% 67%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 38% 41%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 7%
- None of these assets 10% 6%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mahji Meun?

■ Mahji Meun · ■ Ajnala rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 40.7% 61.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 969 902
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1419 845
- Working population 61.8% 37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.0% for men and 25.7% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 168 (71%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (2%) · ■ Household industry 4 (2%) · ■ Marginal 59 (25%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ajnala
- Lelian 415 people
- Harar 411 people
- Pandori Suhka Singh 405 people
- Cheleke 388 people
- Gaggar 376 people
- Dyal 360 people
- Lanven 356 people
- Sahowal 356 people

All 343 villages in Ajnala

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mahji Meun? 143118
- How far is Mahji Meun from Amritsar? 38 km by road
- What is the population of Mahji Meun? 382 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahji Meun in? Amritsar district (Ajnala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Mahji Meun? 40.7% (Census 2011)

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