# Mehas Village, Nabha, Patiala (Punjab) – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/nabha/mehas/ Village · Nabha, Patiala # Mehas Mehas is a village in Nabha sub-district of Patiala district, Punjab, PIN code **147201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,123 people in 404 households**, the 13th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 2,123people (2011) - 404households - 71.7%literacy - 147201PIN code ## Mehas PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mehas is 147201.** Mehas falls in Nabha sub-district, Patiala district, Punjab. - PIN code147201 - Gram panchayatMehas - Community development blockNabha - Census village code036320 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mehas from nearby towns? - Nabha (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Patiala (district HQ)29 km by road - Nabha (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 Mehas? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Mehas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Sauja - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nabha - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nabha - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 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 Mehas known for? The main crops are **wheat, wheat and rice**. About 92% of the 790 hectares of village land is sown, and 724 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 Mehas Of every 100 households in Mehas in 2011, 97 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Mehas · ■ Nabha rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****89%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **14% Tap water ****45%** **38% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **86% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%** **48% Use banking services ****52%** **69% Television ****87%** **82% Mobile phone ****62%** **79% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****60%** **57% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **15% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Mehas? ■ Mehas · ■ Nabha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **888 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838** **812 Working population ****35.7%** **34.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.9% for men and 68.2% for women. 57% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 156 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (13%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 454 (60%) · **■** Marginal 42 (6%) 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 Nabha - Thuhi2,193 people - Sahauli2,136 people - Gurditpura2,124 people - Malewal2,124 people - Tohra2,109 people - Ajnauda kalan2,094 people - Nauhra2,065 people - Dittupur Jattan2,051 people [All 171 villages in Nabha](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/nabha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mehas?147201 - How far is Mehas from Patiala?29 km by road - What is the population of Mehas?2,123 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehas in?Patiala district (Nabha sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Mehas?71.7% (Census 2011)