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About Mendil Village

Mendil is a small village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 108 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1409.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mendil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mendil village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591302
Area (hectares) 1409.36 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 108
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mendil compares

By the 2011 count Mendil is the 191st largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 1409.36 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 Mendil

Mendil is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mendil as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mendil from other places

Mendil lies about 40 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Tinai Ghat, about 12 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 Mendil
Nearest railway station Tinai Ghat 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 23 km
Nearest town Ponda 36 km
District headquarters Belgaum 40 km

Villages closest to Mendil

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 Mendil

As per the Census of India 2011, Mendil village had a population of 216. That makes it the 191st largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Mendil village has 108 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mendil 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 Mendil is 591302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mendil covers 1409.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mendil falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mendil is Tinai Ghat, about 12 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 - 10 km distance for Mendil.

Mendil is about 40 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mendil is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Tinai Ghat is about 12 km away. Khanapur is about 23 km away. Ponda is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Degaon (2.3 km), Adi (3.4 km) and Hemmadaga (6.1 km).

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

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