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About Mendhwad Village

Mendhwad is a mid sized village in Talode tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 902, made up of 430 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255 hectares hectares.

Mendhwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mendhwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Talode
Area (hectares) 255 hectares
Population 902
Male Population 430
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mendhwad compares

By the 2011 count Mendhwad is the 62nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents. Its 255 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Mendhwad

Mendhwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mendhwad 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mendhwad from other places

Mendhwad lies about 26 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, about 24 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 Mendhwad
Tehsil headquarters Talode 12 km
Nearest town Taloda 12 km
Nearest railway station Dhekvad 24 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 26 km

Villages closest to Mendhwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mendhwad village had a population of 902. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents.

Mendhwad village has 430 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mendhwad has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Mendhwad covers 255 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mendhwad falls under Talode tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mendhwad is Dhekvad, about 24 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 10+ km distance for Mendhwad.

Mendhwad is about 26 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mendhwad is in Talode tehsil of Nandurbar district. Talode is about 12 km away. Taloda is about 12 km away. Dhekvad is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ziri (under 2 km), Modalpada (under 2 km) and Nalgavhan (2.1 km).

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

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