# Mehli Village, Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab)

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Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 

# Mehli

Mehli is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144632**. The 2011 Census counted **3,517 people in 731 households**, the 7th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%.

- 3,517people (2011)
- 731households
- 84.7%literacy
- 144632PIN code

## Mehli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mehli is 144632.** Mehli falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144632
- Gram panchayatMehli
- Community development blockBanga
- Census village code032160

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mehli from nearby towns?

- Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)35 km by road
- Phagwara (nearest town)3 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 Mehli?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Mehli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Saloh
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Phagwara
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Phagwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Mehli known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 89% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown, and 218 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 Mehli

Of every 100 households in Mehli in 2011, 98 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Mehli · ■ Nawanshahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**24%

Tap water ****62%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**90%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**46%

Use banking services ****75%**

**85%

Television ****89%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**51%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**11%

None of these assets ****3%**

**2%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Mehli?

■ Mehli · ■ Nawanshahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**80.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****705**

**896

Working population ****39.0%**

**32.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 80.0% for women. 59% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (8%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 940 (69%) · **■** Marginal 152 (11%)

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

- Langroya3,976 people
- Mukandpur3,946 people
- Behram3,816 people
- Gunachaur3,808 people
- Mahal Gehla3,403 people
- Kahma3,320 people
- Bakhlaur3,226 people
- Pharala3,226 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 Mehli?144632
- How far is Mehli from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?35 km by road
- What is the population of Mehli?3,517 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehli in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Mehli?84.7% (Census 2011)
