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About Mendha Village

Mendha is a mid sized village in Lakhandur tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,020, made up of 540 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.67 hectares hectares.

Mendha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mendha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhandur
Area (hectares) 205.67 hectares
Population 1,020
Male Population 540
Female Population 480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mendha compares

By the 2011 count Mendha is the 48th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 205.67 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Mendha

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

Mendha lies about 58 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Arunnagar, about 6.1 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 Mendha
Tehsil headquarters Lakhandur 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Arunnagar 6.1 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 10 km
District headquarters Bhandara 58 km

Villages closest to Mendha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mendha village had a population of 1,020. That makes it the 48th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Mendha village has 540 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mendha has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Mendha covers 205.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mendha falls under Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mendha is Arunnagar, about 6.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mendha.

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

Mendha is in Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district. Lakhandur is about 5.7 km away. Arunnagar is about 6.1 km away. Desāīganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chapral (1.6 km), Soni (2.1 km) and Keshori Kh (2.3 km).

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

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