# Mehdud Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/mehdud/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Mehdud Mehdud is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144530**. The 2011 Census counted **825 people in 171 households**, the 154th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 825people (2011) - 171households - 77.6%literacy - 144530PIN code ## Mehdud PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mehdud is 144530.** Mehdud falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144530 - Gram panchayatMehdud - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031949 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mehdud from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)39 km by road - Garhshankar (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 Mehdud? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Mehdud; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pakhowal - ○Degree college10+ km · Garhshankar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ 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)10 h summer · 15 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 Mehdud known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 42% of the 686 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Mehdud Of every 100 households in Mehdud in 2011, 87 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Mehdud · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **98% Toilet within the home ****38%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **38% Tap water ****94%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **52% Use banking services ****88%** **84% Television ****70%** **86% Mobile phone ****66%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****26%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **9% None of these assets ****13%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Mehdud? ■ Mehdud · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **890 Working population ****36.6%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 67.0% for women. 58% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 26 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (10%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 165 (55%) · **■** Marginal 74 (25%) 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 Garhshankar - Marula861 people - Sewan852 people - Bhagtupur832 people - Lalian829 people - Gaddiwal823 people - Mohanwal815 people - Kharaudi806 people - Parsowal800 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mehdud?144530 - How far is Mehdud from Hoshiarpur?39 km by road - What is the population of Mehdud?825 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehdud in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Mehdud?77.6% (Census 2011)