# Bara Bande Mehal Village, Rup Nagar, Rupnagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/bara-bande-mehal/ Village · Rup Nagar, Rupnagar # Bara Bande Mehal Bara Bande Mehal is a village in Rup Nagar sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140084**. The 2011 Census counted **559 people in 109 households**, the 79th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 559people (2011) - 109households - 83.0%literacy - 140084PIN code ## Bara Bande Mehal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bara Bande Mehal is 140084.** Bara Bande Mehal falls in Rup Nagar sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140084 - Gram panchayatBara Bande Mehal - Community development blockRupnagar - Census village code038675 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bara Bande Mehal from nearby towns? - Rupnagar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)6 km by road - Rupnagar (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 Bara Bande Mehal? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Bara Bande Mehal; 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rupnagar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rupnagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Bara Bande Mehal known for? The main crops are **milk, paddy and wheat**. Products made here include ghee, rice and atta. About 42% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Bara Bande Mehal Of every 100 households in Bara Bande Mehal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Bara Bande Mehal · ■ Rup Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****64%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****35%** **35% Tap water ****80%** **52% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **65% Use banking services ****52%** **76% Television ****87%** **85% Mobile phone ****72%** **76% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****50%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **12% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****99%** **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 Bara Bande Mehal? ■ Bara Bande Mehal · ■ Rup Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903** **837 Working population ****32.7%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 78.7% for women. 59% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 8 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (5%) · **■** Household industry 14 (8%) · **■** Other work 51 (28%) · **■** Marginal 100 (55%) 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 Rup Nagar - Asspur589 people - Raje Majra588 people - Babani Kalan585 people - Bikkon576 people - Chhoti Jhallian555 people - Kakaut543 people - Katli541 people - Ramgarh Alias Dekwala538 people [All 171 villages in Rup Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bara Bande Mehal?140084 - How far is Bara Bande Mehal from Rupnagar?6 km by road - What is the population of Bara Bande Mehal?559 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bara Bande Mehal in?Rupnagar district (Rup Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bara Bande Mehal?83.0% (Census 2011)