# Maheru Village, Nakodar, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/nakodar/maheru/ Village · Nakodar, Jalandhar # Maheru Maheru is a village in Nakodar sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144040**. The 2011 Census counted **1,740 people in 338 households**, the 29th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%. - 1,740people (2011) - 338households - 74.7%literacy - 144040PIN code ## Maheru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maheru is 144040.** Maheru falls in Nakodar sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144040 - Gram panchayatMaheru - Community development blockNakodar - Census village code029967 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maheru from nearby towns? - Nakodar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)25 km by road - Nakodar (nearest town)3 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 Maheru? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Maheru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Haripur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nakodar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nakodar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 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 - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)14 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 Maheru known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, mustard and wheat**. Products made here include oil. About 92% of the 368 hectares of village land is sown, and 339 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 Maheru Of every 100 households in Maheru in 2011, 99 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Maheru · ■ Nakodar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****83%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****17%** **21% Tap water ****58%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **49% Use banking services ****65%** **72% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****74%** **78% Computer with internet ****5%** **3% Two-wheeler ****50%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **12% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Maheru? ■ Maheru · ■ Nakodar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%** **75.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855** **906 Working population ****53.9%** **34.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.8% for men and 72.4% for women. 72% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 141 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (20%) · **■** Household industry 180 (19%) · **■** Other work 198 (21%) · **■** Marginal 233 (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 Nakodar - Gohir1,888 people - Baghela1,822 people - Littran1,815 people - Haripur1,744 people - Muhem1,739 people - Rasulpur Kalan1,733 people - Sidhwan1,724 people - Chak Vendal1,693 people [All 147 villages in Nakodar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/nakodar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maheru?144040 - How far is Maheru from Jalandhar?25 km by road - What is the population of Maheru?1,740 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maheru in?Jalandhar district (Nakodar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Maheru?74.7% (Census 2011)