# Mehdudan Village, Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/bassi-pathana/mehdudan/ Village · Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib # Mehdudan Mehdudan is a village in Bassi Pathana sub-district of Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, PIN code **140101**. The 2011 Census counted **287 people in 59 households**, the 81st largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 287people (2011) - 59households - 77.9%literacy - 140101PIN code ## Mehdudan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mehdudan is 140101.** Mehdudan falls in Bassi Pathana sub-district, Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab. - PIN code140101 - Gram panchayatMehdudan - Community development blockKhera - Census village code032539 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mehdudan from nearby towns? - Bassi Pathana (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Fatehgarh Sahib (district HQ)20 km by road - Kharar (nearest town)9 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 Mehdudan? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Mehdudan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rupalheri - ○Degree college10+ km · Fatehgarh Sahib - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bassi Pathana - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 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 Mehdudan known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 69% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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 Mehdudan Of every 100 households in Mehdudan in 2011, 90 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Mehdudan · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **97% Toilet within the home ****47%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **23% Tap water ****66%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **87% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **58% Use banking services ****58%** **74% Television ****84%** **85% Mobile phone ****72%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****48%** **57% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **13% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Mehdudan? ■ Mehdudan · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****688** **885 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****308** **870 Working population ****33.4%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 68.8% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 38 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (26%) · **■** Household industry 10 (10%) · **■** Other work 20 (21%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%) 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 - Nanuwal341 people - Jaisinghwala331 people - Gunia Majri321 people - Niamumajra313 people - Bhuchhi286 people - Sadakpur281 people - Hussainpura272 people - Sakandarpur269 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 Mehdudan?140101 - How far is Mehdudan from Fatehgarh Sahib?20 km by road - What is the population of Mehdudan?287 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehdudan in?Fatehgarh Sahib district (Bassi Pathana sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Mehdudan?77.9% (Census 2011)