Mehatpur
Mehatpur is a town in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is 8 km away from Nakodar on National Highway 71 (NH-71).
Mehatpur | |
|---|---|
town | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Jalandhar |
| Population | |
| • Total | approximately 15,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144041 [1] |
| Telephone code | 01821 |
| Vehicle registration | PB- 33 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Nearest city | Nakodar |
| Sex ratio | 956/1000 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 78%% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | jalandhar |
| Climate | hot (Köppen) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 45 °C (113 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 2 °C (36 °F) |
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.
Economy
Mehatpur has numerous clinics and hospitals including Bhardwaj Clinic, Civil Hospital, Chandi Hospital, Cheema Hospital, Doaba Hospital, Veterinary Hospital and Rice mills, paper industry, power plant, Mehatpur also has a sugar mill.and is well known for one of the largest dana mandi in Jalandhar district.
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 Mehat Pur. 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.
Historical and religious sites
Baba Ram Malo Ji, Sant-Sadhar, Gurudwara - Singh Sabha, Halti Sahib, Ber Sahib, Ramghariya Mandir, gurudawara samra patti, shiv mandir, dhyana mandir, dera garib dasi dham, baba jahar pir near dhangara patti, Gurudawara Shri Guru Ravidass ji in dhangara patti. Dussehra (a big festival of Hindu religion) of MehatPur and Chhinj, a Wrestling competition, organised at MehatPur every year, are very famous all over India.
Nearby villages
Shahpur, Khurampur, Adarman, Akbarpur Kalan, Baloki, Bulanda, Danewal, Haripur, Parjian Kalan, Sangowal, Singhpur, Tandaura, Udhowal, Umarwal Billa, Gaggarhwal Ismailpur and Khaira Fauja Singh.
References
- "Indian postal website with Mehatpur's PIN code". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2016.