# Mehta Village, Tapa, Barnala (Punjab) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Tapa, Barnala 

# Mehta

Mehta is a village in Tapa sub-district of Barnala district, Punjab, PIN code **148108**. The 2011 Census counted **2,304 people in 420 households**, the 29th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 2,304people (2011)
- 420households
- 63.1%literacy
- 148108PIN code

## Mehta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mehta is 148108.** Mehta falls in Tapa sub-district, Barnala district, Punjab.

- PIN code148108
- Gram panchayatMehta
- Community development blockSehna
- Census village code040048

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?

- Tapa (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Barnala (district HQ)15 km by road
- Tapa (nearest town)5 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?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mehta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rura Kalan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barnala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barnala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 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 **paddy and wheat**. About 88% of the 549 hectares of village land is sown, and 486 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, 73 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Mehta · ■ Tapa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**19%

Tap water ****66%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**64%

Use banking services ****64%**

**58%

Television ****66%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**10%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

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 Mehta?

■ Mehta · ■ Tapa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**842

Working population ****29.4%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.5% for men and 58.1% for women. 49% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 319 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (17%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 130 (19%) · **■** Marginal 105 (16%)

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 Tapa

- Sandhu Kalan2,747 people
- Kahneke2,655 people
- Majuke2,527 people
- Talwandi2,405 people
- Chhiniwal Khurd2,200 people
- Draka2,193 people
- Alkran2,019 people
- Patti Mohar Singh1,813 people

[All 50 villages in Tapa](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/barnala/tapa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mehta?148108
- How far is Mehta from Barnala?15 km by road
- What is the population of Mehta?2,304 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehta in?Barnala district (Tapa sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Mehta?63.1% (Census 2011)