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About Mendki Village

Mendki is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,032, made up of 519 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470.2 hectares hectares.

Mendki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mendki village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 470.2 hectares
Population 1,032
Male Population 519
Female Population 513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mendki compares

By the 2011 count Mendki is the 71st largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 470.2 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Mendki

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

Mendki lies about 46 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 43 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 Mendki
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 9.7 km
Nearest town Malajkhand 15 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 43 km
District headquarters Balaghat 46 km

Villages closest to Mendki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mendki village had a population of 1,032. That makes it the 71st largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Mendki village has 519 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mendki has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Mendki covers 470.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mendki falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mendki is Dhapewara, about 43 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mendki.

Mendki is about 46 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mendki is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Baihar is about 9.7 km away. Malajkhand is about 15 km away. Dhapewara is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chartola (under 2 km), Bhanderi (1.6 km) and Dewarbeli (1.9 km).

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

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