# Mahal Gehla Village, Nawanshahr – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/mahal-gehla/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Mahal Gehla Mahal Gehla is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144506**. The 2011 Census counted **3,403 people in 754 households**, the 8th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 3,403people (2011) - 754households - 77.7%literacy - 144506PIN code ## Mahal Gehla PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahal Gehla is 144506.** Mahal Gehla falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144506 - Gram panchayatMahal Gehlan - Community development blockBanga - Census village code032106 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahal Gehla from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)12 km by road - Banga (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 Mahal Gehla? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Mahal Gehla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Banga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Mahal Gehla known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 87% of the 560 hectares of village land is sown, and 487 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 Mahal Gehla Of every 100 households in Mahal Gehla in 2011, 97 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Mahal Gehla · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****76%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **24% Tap water ****61%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%** **46% Use banking services ****89%** **85% Television ****85%** **87% Mobile phone ****77%** **75% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****43%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **11% None of these assets ****3%** **2% Own their home ****86%** **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 Mahal Gehla? ■ Mahal Gehla · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948** **896 Working population ****32.1%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 71.8% for women. 54% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 202 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (7%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 652 (60%) · **■** Marginal 145 (13%) 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 Nawanshahr - Mukandpur3,946 people - Behram3,816 people - Gunachaur3,808 people - Mehli3,517 people - Kahma3,320 people - Bakhlaur3,226 people - Pharala3,226 people - Sandwan3,181 people [All 284 villages in Nawanshahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahal Gehla?144506 - How far is Mahal Gehla from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?12 km by road - What is the population of Mahal Gehla?3,403 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahal Gehla in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Mahal Gehla?77.7% (Census 2011)