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About Medki Village

Medki is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 980, made up of 491 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Medki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Medki village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 491340
Area (hectares) 334.21 hectares
Population 980
Male Population 491
Female Population 489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Medki compares

By the 2011 count Medki is the 68th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 334.21 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Medki

Medki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Medki 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Medki from other places

Medki lies about 87 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 28 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 Medki
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 12 km
Nearest town Mungeli 23 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 28 km
District headquarters Durg 87 km

Villages closest to Medki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Medki village had a population of 980. That makes it the 68th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Medki village has 491 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Medki has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Medki is 491340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Medki covers 334.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Medki falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Medki is Bhatapara, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Medki is about 87 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Medki is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 12 km away. Mungeli is about 23 km away. Bhatapara is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badnara (2.5 km), Ruse (2.6 km) and Neur (2.8 km).

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

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