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About Mendipada Village

Mendipada is a mid sized village in Nawapur tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,358, made up of 685 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 758.04 hectares hectares.

Mendipada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mendipada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Nawapur
Area (hectares) 758.04 hectares
Population 1,358
Male Population 685
Female Population 673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mendipada compares

By the 2011 count Mendipada is the 67th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 758.04 hectares work out to about 1.8 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Mendipada

Mendipada is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mendipada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mendipada from other places

Mendipada lies about 12 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, about 11 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 Mendipada
Nearest railway station Dhekvad 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawapur 12 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 12 km

Villages closest to Mendipada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mendipada village had a population of 1,358. That makes it the 67th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Mendipada village has 685 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mendipada 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.

Mendipada covers 758.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mendipada falls under Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mendipada is Dhekvad, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mendipada.

Mendipada is about 12 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mendipada is in Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district. Dhekvad is about 11 km away. Nawapur is about 12 km away. Nandurbar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umaran (6.0 km), Karanjvel (6.3 km) and Nimboni (8.7 km).

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

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