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About Mendha Village

Mendha is a small village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4, made up of 3 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.62 hectares hectares.

Mendha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mendha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Area (hectares) 301.62 hectares
Population 4
Male Population 3
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 333
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mendha compares

By the 2011 count Mendha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 301.62 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Mendha

Mendha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mendha as Available within <5 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 Mendha from other places

Mendha lies about 86 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Bhiwapur, about 8.3 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
Nearest railway station Bhiwapur 8.3 km
Nearest town Pawni 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Chimur 26 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 86 km

Villages closest to Mendha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chimur 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 4. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Mendha village has 3 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mendha has about 333 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Mendha covers 301.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mendha falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mendha is Bhiwapur, about 8.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mendha.

Mendha is about 86 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mendha is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Bhiwapur is about 8.3 km away. Pawni is about 20 km away. Chimur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairi (under 2 km), Hiwara (3.8 km) and Vakarla (3.9 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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