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About Mendra Village

Mendra is a large village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,046, made up of 1,079 males and 967 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495690, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mendra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mendra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 495690
Area (hectares) 314.21 hectares
Population 2,046
Male Population 1,079
Female Population 967
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mendra compares

By the 2011 count Mendra is the 36th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 314.21 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Mendra

Mendra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mendra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mendra from other places

Mendra lies about 6.7 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Uslapur, about 3.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mendra
Nearest railway station Uslapur 3.4 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 6.7 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 23 km

Villages closest to Mendra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Takhatpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mendra

As per the Census of India 2011, Mendra village had a population of 2,046. That makes it the 36th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Mendra village has 1,079 males and 967 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mendra has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Mendra is 495690. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mendra covers 314.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mendra falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mendra is Uslapur, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mendra.

Mendra is about 6.7 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mendra is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Uslapur is about 3.4 km away. Bilaspur is about 6.7 km away. Bilāspur is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saida (under 2 km), Pand (2.2 km) and Ghuru (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mendra today is likely to be higher.

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