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About Medhapali Village

Medhapali is a mid sized village in Dabhra tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,145, made up of 568 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495692, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Medhapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Medhapali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Dabhra
Pincode 495692
Area (hectares) 152.85 hectares
Population 1,145
Male Population 568
Female Population 577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Medhapali compares

By the 2011 count Medhapali is the 50th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents. Its 152.85 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Medhapali

Medhapali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Medhapali 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 Medhapali from other places

Medhapali lies about 65 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Robertson, about 24 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 Medhapali
Tehsil headquarters Dabhra 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Robertson 24 km
Nearest town Raigarh 28 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 65 km

Villages closest to Medhapali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Medhapali village had a population of 1,145. That makes it the 50th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents.

Medhapali village has 568 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Medhapali has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Medhapali is 495692. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Medhapali covers 152.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Medhapali falls under Dabhra tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Medhapali is Robertson, about 24 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 Medhapali.

Medhapali is about 65 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Medhapali is in Dabhra tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Dabhra is about 8.2 km away. Robertson is about 24 km away. Raigarh 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 Barapipar (1.6 km), Bhajpur (1.9 km) and Sursi (1.9 km).

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

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