# Mehtewal Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Batala, Gurdaspur 

# Mehtewal

Mehtewal is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143515**. The 2011 Census counted **465 people in 92 households**, the 302nd largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 465people (2011)
- 92households
- 76.5%literacy
- 143515PIN code

## Mehtewal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mehtewal is 143515.** Mehtewal falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab.

- PIN code143515
- Gram panchayatMehtewal
- Community development blockSri Hargobindpur
- Census village code028520

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mehtewal from nearby towns?

- Batala (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Gurdaspur (district HQ)37 km by road
- Sri Hargobindpur (nearest town)10 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 Mehtewal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mehtewal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mari Panwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Qadian
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Qadian
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand 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 Mehtewal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Mehtewal

Of every 100 households in Mehtewal in 2011, 90 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mehtewal · ■ Batala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**36%

Tap water ****11%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**96%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**56%

Use banking services ****83%**

**59%

Television ****83%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****55%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mehtewal?

■ Mehtewal · ■ Batala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****816**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****346**

**798

Working population ****64.9%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 67.0% for women. 60% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 142 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 155 (51%)

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

- Chao Chak477 people
- Aliwal Jattan470 people
- Kot Bakhta468 people
- Sherpur467 people
- Awan459 people
- Sagarpur451 people
- Dhanda438 people
- Lala Nangal436 people

[All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mehtewal?143515
- How far is Mehtewal from Gurdaspur?37 km by road
- What is the population of Mehtewal?465 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehtewal in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Mehtewal?76.5% (Census 2011)