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About Mendhi Village

Mendhi is a mid sized village in Niwas tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,393, made up of 703 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519 hectares hectares.

Mendhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mendhi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Niwas
Area (hectares) 519 hectares
Population 1,393
Male Population 703
Female Population 690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mendhi compares

By the 2011 count Mendhi is the 10th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 671 residents. Its 519 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1022.

Getting to Mendhi

Mendhi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mendhi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Mendhi from other places

Mendhi lies about 58 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Jabalpur, about 27 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 Mendhi
Tehsil headquarters Niwas 25 km
Nearest railway station Jabalpur 27 km
District headquarters Mandla 58 km

Villages closest to Mendhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mendhi village had a population of 1,393. That makes it the 10th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 671 residents.

Mendhi village has 703 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mendhi has about 982 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 1022.

Mendhi covers 519 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mendhi falls under Niwas tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mendhi is Jabalpur, about 27 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mendhi.

Mendhi is about 58 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mendhi is in Niwas tehsil of Mandla district. Niwas is about 25 km away. Jabalpur is about 27 km away. Mandla is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairani Mal (2.7 km), Khairani Ryt (2.7 km) and Takweli (3.3 km).

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

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