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About Mendra Kalan Village

Mendra Kalan is a large village in Ambikapur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,065, made up of 1,054 males and 1,011 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mendra Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mendra Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Ambikapur
Pincode 497001
Area (hectares) 404.52 hectares
Population 2,065
Male Population 1,054
Female Population 1,011
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mendra Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Mendra Kalan is the 19th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,300 residents. Its 404.52 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Mendra Kalan

Mendra Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mendra Kalan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Maheshpur, Mahuatikra, Majhapara and Malgawan Khurd. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mendra Kalan village had a population of 2,065. That makes it the 19th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,300 residents.

Mendra Kalan village has 1,054 males and 1,011 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mendra Kalan has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Mendra Kalan is 497001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mendra Kalan covers 404.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mendra Kalan falls under Ambikapur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Mendra Kalan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Mendra Kalan.

Mendra Kalan is in Ambikapur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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