Mehatpur
| Mehatpur | |
|---|---|
| town | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Jalandhar |
| Population | |
| • Total | approximately 15,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| 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) |
Mehatpur is a town in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is 8km 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.
Economy
Mehatpur has numerous hospitals,including Civil Hospital,Chandi Hospital,Cheema Hospital, Doaba Hospital, Veterinary Hospital and some clinics,Rice mills ,paper industry , power plant , Mehatpur also has a sugar mill.and is well known for one of the largest dana mandi in punjab .
Education
People are well educated coz here lies total 12 schools for better education in English and Punjabi medium (CBSE & PSEB affiliated)moreover school buses are available for students from nearby villages.
Demographics
The first language of most people in the city is Punjabi. Punjabi is the official language of the Mehat Pur. Due to warm and enterprising nature of Punjabis, people from different cultures are settling here, enriching the city with new languages such as Hindi and English. Majority of population is belongs to the sikh religious ,
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
Nearby villages
Shahpur, Khurampur, Adarman, Akbarpur Kalan, Baloki, Bulanda, Danewal, Haripur, Parjian Kalan, Sangowal, Singhpur, Tandaura, Udhowal, Umarwal Billa, Gaggarhwal and Khaira Fauja Singh