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About Mendakwas Village

Mendakwas is a mid sized village in Depalpur tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,190, made up of 600 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 778.98 hectares hectares.

Mendakwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mendakwas village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Depalpur
Area (hectares) 778.98 hectares
Population 1,190
Male Population 600
Female Population 590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mendakwas compares

By the 2011 count Mendakwas is the 57th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,233 residents. Its 778.98 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Mendakwas

Mendakwas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mendakwas 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mendakwas from other places

Mendakwas lies about 42 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Gautampura Road, about 7.1 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 Mendakwas
Nearest railway station Gautampura Road 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Depalpur 13 km
Nearest town Barnagar 18 km
District headquarters Indore 42 km

Villages closest to Mendakwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mendakwas village had a population of 1,190. That makes it the 57th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,233 residents.

Mendakwas village has 600 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mendakwas has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Mendakwas covers 778.98 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.

Mendakwas falls under Depalpur tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mendakwas is Gautampura Road, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mendakwas.

Mendakwas is about 42 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mendakwas is in Depalpur tehsil of Indore district. Gautampura Road is about 7.1 km away. Depalpur is about 13 km away. Barnagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitoda (under 2 km), Palsoda (1.7 km) and Pitawali (1.8 km).

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

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