# Meekey Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/meekey/ Village · Batala, Gurdaspur # Meekey Meekey is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143514**. The 2011 Census counted **1,285 people in 221 households**, the 135th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 1,285people (2011) - 221households - 73.4%literacy - 143514PIN code ## Meekey PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meekey is 143514.** Meekey falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143514 - Gram panchayatMeekay - Community development blockSri Hargobindpur - Census village code028596 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meekey from nearby towns? - Batala (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)54 km by road - Sri Hargobindpur (nearest town)16 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 Meekey? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Meekey; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghuman - ○Degree college10+ km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 Meekey known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 39% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Meekey Of every 100 households in Meekey in 2011, 97 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Meekey · ■ Batala rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **93% Toilet within the home ****42%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **36% Tap water ****9%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **56% Use banking services ****100%** **59% Television ****96%** **83% Mobile phone ****82%** **71% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****52%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****1%** **4% 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 Meekey? ■ Meekey · ■ Batala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891** **798 Working population ****31.0%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 69.0% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (3%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (6%) · **■** Marginal 348 (87%) 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 Batala - Sandalpur1,333 people - Malakwala1,305 people - Rasulpur1,287 people - Saidpur1,286 people - Khokhar1,282 people - Udhowal1,279 people - Chone1,258 people - Talwandi Jheuran1,258 people [All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meekey?143514 - How far is Meekey from Gurdaspur?54 km by road - What is the population of Meekey?1,285 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meekey in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Meekey?73.4% (Census 2011)