# Mehlan Village, Sunam, Sangrur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/sunam/mehlan/ Village · Sunam, Sangrur # Mehlan Mehlan is a village in Sunam sub-district of Sangrur district, Punjab, PIN code **148001**. The 2011 Census counted **7,806 people in 1,516 households**, the 3rd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%. - 7,806people (2011) - 1,516households - 64.0%literacy - 148001PIN code ## Mehlan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mehlan is 148001.** Mehlan falls in Sunam sub-district, Sangrur district, Punjab. - PIN code148001 - Gram panchayatMehlan - Community development blockSunam - Census village code039804 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mehlan from nearby towns? - Sunam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Sangrur (district HQ)15 km by road - Sangrur (nearest town)14 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 Mehlan? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Mehlan; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sangrur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sunam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 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 Mehlan known for? The main crops are **wheat and maize**. Products made here include atta and darian. About 92% of the 2,414 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,222 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 Mehlan Of every 100 households in Mehlan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Mehlan · ■ Sunam rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****82%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **20% Tap water ****37%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **71% Use banking services ****73%** **60% Television ****79%** **76% Mobile phone ****78%** **70% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****53%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **9% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **99% 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 Mehlan? ■ Mehlan · ■ Sunam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%** **58.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **874 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844** **814 Working population ****27.5%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.9% for men and 56.4% for women. 44% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,106 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (13%) · **■** Household industry 207 (10%) · **■** Other work 404 (19%) · **■** Marginal 152 (7%) 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 Sunam - Chhajli13,170 people - Sheron10,143 people - Khadial7,706 people - Namol6,299 people - Gujran5,989 people - Chhahar5,937 people [All 81 villages in Sunam](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/sunam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mehlan?148001 - How far is Mehlan from Sangrur?15 km by road - What is the population of Mehlan?7,806 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehlan in?Sangrur district (Sunam sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Mehlan?64.0% (Census 2011)