Mehatpur Basdehra

Mehatpur Basdehra is a town and a nagar panchayat in the Una district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is situated in the Punhab region. It is located on the border of Punjab. It is 11 km from the district of Una and 6 km from Nangal.DemographicsAt the time of the 2001 India census, Mehatpur Basdehra had a population of 8,686. Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. Mehatpur Basdehra had an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 70% and female literacy 62%. 14% of the population was under 6 years of age.CommerceMehatpur is the border town of Himachal Pradesh. It has many national banks and hotels. Most of the poluation is of the Bhraman and Rajput community. Mehatpur is a growing industRIal area, with two major wine companies. A major industrial recycler, Ashish Kaushal, is active in Mehatpur, working as an active recycler for social welfare.