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About Mahendrapur Village

Mahendrapur is a small village in Durgkondal tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 193 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahendrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahendrapur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Durgkondal
Pincode 494635
Area (hectares) 339.16 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 193
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahendrapur compares

By the 2011 count Mahendrapur is the 71st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 431 residents. Its 339.16 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1009.

Getting to Mahendrapur

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

Mahendrapur lies about 28 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Bhanupratappur, about 10 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 Mahendrapur
Nearest railway station Bhanupratappur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Durgkondal 28 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 28 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 36 km

Villages closest to Mahendrapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahendrapur village had a population of 396. That makes it the 71st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 431 residents.

Mahendrapur village has 193 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahendrapur has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Mahendrapur is 494635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahendrapur covers 339.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahendrapur falls under Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mahendrapur is Bhanupratappur, about 10 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 Mahendrapur.

Mahendrapur is about 28 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahendrapur is in Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Bhanupratappur is about 10 km away. Durgkondal is about 28 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker 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 Sateli (under 2 km), Raurwahi (2.2 km) and Dangra (2.2 km).

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

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