# Mehta Village, Baba Bakala, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/mehta/ Village · Baba Bakala, Amritsar # Mehta Mehta is a village in Baba Bakala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143114**. The 2011 Census counted **10,481 people in 2,005 households**, the 1st largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 10,481people (2011) - 2,005households - 75.6%literacy - 143114PIN code ## Mehta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mehta is 143114.** Mehta falls in Baba Bakala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143114 - Gram panchayatMehta - Community development blockRayya - Census village code037798 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mehta from nearby towns? - Baba Bakala (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)35 km by road - Batala (nearest town)12 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 Mehta? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Mehta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baba Bakala - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Mehta known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 80% of the 727 hectares of village land is sown, and 582 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 Mehta Of every 100 households in Mehta in 2011, 97 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Mehta · ■ Baba Bakala rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****77%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****23%** **28% Tap water ****6%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%** **52% Use banking services ****65%** **67% Television ****88%** **85% Mobile phone ****79%** **78% Computer with internet ****6%** **2% Two-wheeler ****45%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **8% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****95%** **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 Mehta? ■ Mehta · ■ Baba Bakala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****772** **804 Working population ****40.6%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 72.1% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 710 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 805 (19%) · **■** Household industry 282 (7%) · **■** Other work 1,492 (35%) · **■** Marginal 964 (23%) 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 Baba Bakala - Sathiala9,358 people - Tarsikka7,175 people - Buttar Siviya6,701 people - Dhardeo6,531 people [All 153 villages in Baba Bakala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mehta?143114 - How far is Mehta from Amritsar?35 km by road - What is the population of Mehta?10,481 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehta in?Amritsar district (Baba Bakala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Mehta?75.6% (Census 2011)