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About Mendaraka Village

Mendaraka is a mid sized village in Kurud tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 934, made up of 481 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mendaraka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mendaraka village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Kurud
Pincode 493663
Area (hectares) 335.21 hectares
Population 934
Male Population 481
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mendaraka compares

By the 2011 count Mendaraka is the 94th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents. Its 335.21 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Mendaraka

Mendaraka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mendaraka as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mendaraka from other places

Mendaraka lies about 27 km from Dhamtari. 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 Mendaraka
Tehsil headquarters Kurud 4.8 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 16 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 27 km

Villages closest to Mendaraka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kurud 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 Mendaraka

As per the Census of India 2011, Mendaraka village had a population of 934. That makes it the 94th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents.

Mendaraka village has 481 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mendaraka has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Mendaraka is 493663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mendaraka covers 335.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mendaraka falls under Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Mendaraka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mendaraka.

Mendaraka is about 27 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mendaraka is in Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district. Kurud is about 4.8 km away. Nawāpāra is about 16 km away. Dhamtari is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharda (2.2 km), Gobra (2.4 km) and Bhothli (2.7 km).

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

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