# Mehmadpur Village, Dera Bassi – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/mehmadpur/ Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Mehmadpur Mehmadpur is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140507**. The 2011 Census counted **1,165 people in 197 households**, the 65th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 1,165people (2011) - 197households - 80.8%literacy - 140507PIN code ## Mehmadpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mehmadpur is 140507.** Mehmadpur falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140507 - Gram panchayatMehmadpur - Community development blockDera Bassi - Census village code039350 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mehmadpur from nearby towns? - Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)27 km by road - Dera Bassi (nearest town)4 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 Mehmadpur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Mehmadpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dera Bassi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Derabassi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dera Bassi - ○Primary health centre5–10 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 market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 10 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 Mehmadpur known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 87% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Mehmadpur Of every 100 households in Mehmadpur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Mehmadpur · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **97% Toilet within the home ****53%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **42% Tap water ****44%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **59% Use banking services ****49%** **60% Television ****86%** **80% Mobile phone ****82%** **72% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****49%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **9% None of these assets ****0%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **89% 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 Mehmadpur? ■ Mehmadpur · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731** **801 Working population ****41.0%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 74.8% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 57 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (48%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 158 (33%) · **■** Marginal 21 (4%) 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 Dera Bassi - Fatehpur1,218 people - Jagadhri1,179 people - Kheri Jattan1,176 people - Tiwana1,170 people - Barana1,139 people - Chaundheri1,137 people - Jastana Khurd1,118 people - Hassanpur1,111 people [All 150 villages in Dera Bassi](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mehmadpur?140507 - How far is Mehmadpur from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?27 km by road - What is the population of Mehmadpur?1,165 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehmadpur in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Mehmadpur?80.8% (Census 2011)