Mehatpur Explained

Mehatpur
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jalandhar
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:5804
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:144041 [1]
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01821
Registration Plate:PB- 33
Blank1 Name Sec1:Coastline
Blank1 Info Sec1:0km (00miles)
Blank2 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank2 Info Sec1:Nakodar
Blank3 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank3 Info Sec1:956/1000 /
Blank4 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank4 Info Sec1:78%%
Blank5 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank5 Info Sec1:jalandhar
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:hot (Köppen)
Blank2 Name Sec2:Avg. summer temperature
Blank2 Info Sec2:45°C
Blank3 Name Sec2:Avg. winter temperature
Blank3 Info Sec2:2°C

Mehatpur is a village in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab. the 2011 Census of India, the population was 5,804 people across 1186 households. It is 8 km away from Nakodar on National Highway 71 (NH-71).

Geography

Mehatpur has a humid subtropical climate with cool winters and hot summers. Summers last from April to June and winters from November to February. Temperatures in the summer vary from average highs of around 45 °C to average lows of around 30 °C. Winter temperatures vary from highs of 19 °C to lows of 2 °C. The average annual rainfall is about 60 cm.

Education

The city contains 12 schools in English and Punjabi (CBSE & PSEB affiliated). Moreover, school buses are available for students for nearby villages.

Demographics

The first language of most people in the city is Punjabi. Punjabi is the official language of Mehatpur.People from different cultures are settling here, enriching the city with new languages such as Hindi and English.Majority of population belongs to the Sikh religion.

—— Religious PlacesBaba Ram Malo Ji, Sant-Sadhar, Gurdwara - Samra Patti, Gurudwara Halti Wala Khurampur, Gurudwara Ber Sahib shahpur, Ramgarhia Mandir, Dera Garib Dasi dham, Gurudawara Shri Guru Ravidass ji in dhangara patti.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indian postal website with Mehatpur's PIN code . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716093603/https://www.indiapost.gov.in/Pin/Pinsearch.aspx?Pin_On=144041 . 2011-07-16 . dead . 2016-08-01.