# Mehindipur Village, Balachaur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/mehindipur/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Mehindipur Mehindipur is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144521**. The 2011 Census counted **15 people in 3 households**, the 180th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 15people (2011) - 3households - 61.5%literacy - 144521PIN code ## Mehindipur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mehindipur is 144521.** Mehindipur falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144521 - Gram panchayatMehandipur - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032455 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mehindipur from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)20 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)5 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 Mehindipur? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Mehindipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bachhauri - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balachaur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Balachaur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Balachaur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Mehindipur known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 81% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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 Mehindipur Of every 100 households in Mehindipur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 100 a two-wheeler and 50 a car. ■ Mehindipur · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****50%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **49% Tap water ****0%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **60% Use banking services ****100%** **75% Television ****100%** **78% Mobile phone ****100%** **77% Computer with internet ****50%** **2% Two-wheeler ****100%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****50%** **8% None of these assets ****0%** **5% Own their home ****50%** **96% 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 Mehindipur? ■ Mehindipur · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **861 Working population ****53.3%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.4% for men and 50.0% for women. 75% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 2 (25%) · **■** Other work 5 (62%) · **■** Marginal 1 (12%) 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 Balachaur - Sarangpur Panj Peda49 people - Arazidarya Bramad Paragpur43 people - Nangli17 people - Dalelpur Urf Sarowal16 people - Majari Becharag10 people - Malewal Bhatian10 people - Atari8 people [All 184 villages in Balachaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mehindipur?144521 - How far is Mehindipur from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?20 km by road - What is the population of Mehindipur?15 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehindipur in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Mehindipur?61.5% (Census 2011)