# Mehngerwal Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/mehngerwal/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Mehngerwal Mehngerwal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146109**. The 2011 Census counted **971 people in 211 households**, the 129th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 971people (2011) - 211households - 84.9%literacy - 146109PIN code ## Mehngerwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mehngerwal is 146109.** Mehngerwal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code146109 - Gram panchayatMehngerwal - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031922 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mehngerwal from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)30 km by road - Garhshankar (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 Mehngerwal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Mehngerwal; 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 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Meghowal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 19 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 Mehngerwal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 79% of the 292 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Mehngerwal Of every 100 households in Mehngerwal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Mehngerwal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **98% Toilet within the home ****76%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **38% Tap water ****94%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%** **52% Use banking services ****86%** **84% Television ****88%** **86% Mobile phone ****79%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****53%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **9% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **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 Mehngerwal? ■ Mehngerwal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **890 Working population ****31.3%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.7% for men and 78.9% for women. 51% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 83 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 138 (45%) · **■** Marginal 67 (22%) 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 - Nangal Kalan994 people - Denowal Khurd992 people - Achharwal982 people - Bharowal975 people - Nangal Khilarian968 people - Bagwain962 people - Kaharpur957 people - Nurpur957 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mehngerwal?146109 - How far is Mehngerwal from Hoshiarpur?30 km by road - What is the population of Mehngerwal?971 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehngerwal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Mehngerwal?84.9% (Census 2011)