# Mehdoodan Village, Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/bassi-pathana/mehdoodan/ Village · Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib # Mehdoodan Mehdoodan is a village in Bassi Pathana sub-district of Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, PIN code **140412**. The 2011 Census counted **574 people in 114 households**, the 61st largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 574people (2011) - 114households - 81.1%literacy - 140412PIN code ## Mehdoodan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mehdoodan is 140412.** Mehdoodan falls in Bassi Pathana sub-district, Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab. - PIN code140412 - Gram panchayatMehdoodan - Community development blockBassi Pathana - Census village code032622 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mehdoodan from nearby towns? - Bassi Pathana (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Fatehgarh Sahib (district HQ)8 km by road - Bassi Pathana (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 Mehdoodan? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Mehdoodan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bassi Pathana - ○Degree college5–10 km · Fatehgarh Sahib - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bassi Pathana - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Mehdoodan known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 89% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Mehdoodan Of every 100 households in Mehdoodan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Mehdoodan · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****43%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **23% Tap water ****6%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **87% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%** **58% Use banking services ****53%** **74% Television ****80%** **85% Mobile phone ****89%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****55%** **57% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **13% None of these assets ****0%** **3% 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 Mehdoodan? ■ Mehdoodan · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **885 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **870 Working population ****30.1%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 74.2% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 46 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 116 (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 Bassi Pathana - Bhagatpura590 people - Mulanpur586 people - Mehmudpur579 people - Shehzadpur576 people - Kishanpura539 people - Naraina524 people - Shergarh Bara517 people - Dedahran515 people [All 100 villages in Bassi Pathana](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/bassi-pathana/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mehdoodan?140412 - How far is Mehdoodan from Fatehgarh Sahib?8 km by road - What is the population of Mehdoodan?574 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehdoodan in?Fatehgarh Sahib district (Bassi Pathana sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Mehdoodan?81.1% (Census 2011)