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About Mendra Village

Mendra is a small village in Bhatapara tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 458, made up of 225 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mendra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mendra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bhatapara
Pincode 491441
Area (hectares) 243.61 hectares
Population 458
Male Population 225
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mendra compares

By the 2011 count Mendra is the 95th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 243.61 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Mendra

Mendra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 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 78 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 5.2 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 Nipania 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatapara 14 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 14 km
District headquarters Raipur 78 km

Villages closest to Mendra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhatapara 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 458. That makes it the 95th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Mendra village has 225 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mendra has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Mendra is 491441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mendra covers 243.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mendra falls under Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mendra is Nipania, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 78 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mendra is in Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district. Nipania is about 5.2 km away. Bhatapara is about 14 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamti (1.8 km), Singarpur (1.9 km) and Kodwa (3.7 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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