# Mahewan Village, Rajpura, Patiala (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajpura, Patiala 

# Mahewan

Mahewan is a village in Rajpura sub-district of Patiala district, Punjab, PIN code **140401**. The 2011 Census counted **838 people in 153 households**, the 139th largest of 240 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 838people (2011)
- 153households
- 75.7%literacy
- 140401PIN code

## Mahewan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahewan is 140401.** Mahewan falls in Rajpura sub-district, Patiala district, Punjab.

- PIN code140401
- Gram panchayatMahewan
- Community development blockRajpura
- Census village code036936

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

## How far is Mahewan from nearby towns?

- Rajpura (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Patiala (district HQ)32 km by road
- Rajpura (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 Mahewan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Mahewan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajpura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajpura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rajpura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Mahewan known for?

The main crops are **rice, paddy and wheat**. About 88% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Mahewan

Of every 100 households in Mahewan in 2011, 93 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Mahewan · ■ Rajpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**28%

Tap water ****21%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**59%

Use banking services ****65%**

**57%

Television ****85%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****54%**

**45%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**8%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mahewan?

■ Mahewan · ■ Rajpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**834

Working population ****32.0%**

**32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 68.1% for women. 56% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 148 (55%) · **■** Marginal 15 (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 Rajpura

- Sonta859 people
- Nandgarh856 people
- Kalo Majra852 people
- Khanpur khurd850 people
- Naraingarh838 people
- Rurka835 people
- Sadhraur834 people
- Untsar834 people

[All 243 villages in Rajpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/rajpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahewan?140401
- How far is Mahewan from Patiala?32 km by road
- What is the population of Mahewan?838 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahewan in?Patiala district (Rajpura sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Mahewan?75.7% (Census 2011)