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About Mendegali Village

Mendegali is a small village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 227 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mendegali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mendegali village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591120
Area (hectares) 301.59 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 227
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mendegali compares

By the 2011 count Mendegali is the 145th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 301.59 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 981.

Getting to Mendegali

Mendegali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mendegali as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mendegali from other places

Mendegali lies about 39 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Devarayi, about 7.2 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 Mendegali
Nearest railway station Devarayi 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 17 km
Nearest town Haliyal 27 km
District headquarters Belgaum 39 km

Villages closest to Mendegali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mendegali village had a population of 454. That makes it the 145th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Mendegali village has 227 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mendegali has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Mendegali is 591120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mendegali covers 301.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mendegali falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mendegali is Devarayi, about 7.2 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mendegali.

Mendegali is about 39 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mendegali is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Devarayi is about 7.2 km away. Khanapur is about 17 km away. Haliyal is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halashi (2.9 km), Kirhalashi (2.9 km) and Malwad (3.2 km).

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

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