About Mendra Village

Mendra is a mid sized village in Premnagar tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 617, made up of 295 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mendra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mendra village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Premnagar
Pincode	497116
Area (hectares)	314.16 hectares
Population	617
Male Population	295
Female Population	322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,092
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mendra compares

By the 2011 count Mendra is the 39th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 314.16 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Mendra

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

How far is Mendra from other places

Mendra lies about 55 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Bishrampur, about 42 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
Tehsil headquarters	Premnagar	9.8 km
Nearest town	Surajpur	40 km
Nearest railway station	Bishrampur	42 km
District headquarters	Surguja	55 km

Villages closest to Mendra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mendra village had a population of 617. That makes it the 39th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Mendra village has 295 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mendra has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Mendra is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mendra covers 314.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mendra falls under Premnagar tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mendra is Bishrampur, about 42 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 village for Mendra.

Mendra is about 55 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mendra is in Premnagar tehsil of Surguja district. Premnagar is about 9.8 km away. Surajpur is about 40 km away. Bishrampur is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.