About Mednipur Village

Mednipur is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,369, made up of 668 males and 701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 564.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mednipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mednipur village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Basna
Pincode	493554
Area (hectares)	564.43 hectares
Population	1,369
Male Population	668
Female Population	701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,049
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mednipur compares

By the 2011 count Mednipur is the 21st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 564.43 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Mednipur

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

How far is Mednipur from other places

Mednipur lies about 75 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 44 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 Mednipur
Tehsil headquarters	Basna	7.8 km
Nearest town	Saraipali	24 km
Nearest railway station	Komakhan railway station	44 km
District headquarters	Mahasamund	75 km

Villages closest to Mednipur

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

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Common questions about Mednipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mednipur village had a population of 1,369. That makes it the 21st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Mednipur village has 668 males and 701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mednipur has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Mednipur is 493554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mednipur covers 564.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mednipur falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mednipur is Komakhan railway station, about 44 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 - 10 km distance for Mednipur.

Mednipur is about 75 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mednipur is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Basna is about 7.8 km away. Saraipali is about 24 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.