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About Mendwa Village

Mendwa is a large village in Lonar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,430, made up of 1,249 males and 1,181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 443202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mendwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mendwa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Lonar
Pincode 443202
Area (hectares) 1212 hectares
Population 2,430
Male Population 1,249
Female Population 1,181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mendwa compares

By the 2011 count Mendwa is the 15th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents. Its 1212 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Mendwa

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

Mendwa lies about 57 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Ranjani, about 51 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 Mendwa
Tehsil headquarters Lonar 19 km
Nearest railway station Ranjani 51 km
District headquarters Buldana 57 km

Villages closest to Mendwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mendwa village had a population of 2,430. That makes it the 15th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents.

Mendwa village has 1,249 males and 1,181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mendwa has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Mendwa is 443202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mendwa covers 1212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mendwa falls under Lonar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mendwa is Ranjani, about 51 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 Mendwa.

Mendwa is about 57 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mendwa is in Lonar tehsil of Buldana district. Lonar is about 19 km away. Ranjani is about 51 km away. Buldana is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chorpangra (3.4 km), Bibi (3.4 km) and Govardhan Nagar (4.1 km).

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

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