# Mehdipur Village, Amritsar -I, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/mehdipur/ Village · Amritsar -I, Amritsar # Mehdipur Mehdipur is a village in Amritsar -I sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143601**. The 2011 Census counted **1,487 people in 247 households**, the 66th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 1,487people (2011) - 247households - 66.2%literacy - 143601PIN code ## Mehdipur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mehdipur is 143601.** Mehdipur falls in Amritsar -I sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143601 - Gram panchayatMehdipur - Community development blockMajitha - Census village code037428 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mehdipur from nearby towns? - Amritsar -I (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)26 km by road - Majitha (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 Mehdipur? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Mehdipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Majitha - ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Mehdipur known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 87% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 206 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 Mehdipur Of every 100 households in Mehdipur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Mehdipur · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **95% Toilet within the home ****50%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **36% Tap water ****24%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **57% Use banking services ****45%** **56% Television ****91%** **83% Mobile phone ****77%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****41%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **7% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **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 Mehdipur? ■ Mehdipur · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****729** **818 Working population ****31.1%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.9% for men and 62.0% for women. 52% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 193 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 79 (17%) · **■** Marginal 103 (22%) 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 Amritsar -I - Gunowal1,640 people - Manga Sarai1,591 people - Kotla Saidan1,560 people - Sehnewali1,508 people - Jalalpura1,478 people - Thathi1,439 people - Mehoka1,432 people - Wadali Dogran1,422 people [All 140 villages in Amritsar -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mehdipur?143601 - How far is Mehdipur from Amritsar?26 km by road - What is the population of Mehdipur?1,487 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehdipur in?Amritsar district (Amritsar -I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Mehdipur?66.2% (Census 2011)