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About Mendula Village

Mendula is a small village in Samudrapur tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 219 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477.47 hectares hectares.

Mendula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mendula village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Samudrapur
Area (hectares) 477.47 hectares
Population 417
Male Population 219
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mendula compares

By the 2011 count Mendula is the 88th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 477.47 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Mendula

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

Mendula lies about 50 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Nagri, about 15 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 Mendula
Nearest railway station Nagri 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Samudrapur 17 km
Nearest town Hinganghāt 18 km
District headquarters Wardha 50 km

Villages closest to Mendula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mendula village had a population of 417. That makes it the 88th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Mendula village has 219 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mendula has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Mendula covers 477.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mendula falls under Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mendula is Nagri, about 15 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 Mendula.

Mendula is about 50 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mendula is in Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district. Nagri is about 15 km away. Samudrapur is about 17 km away. Hinganghāt is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karur (1.7 km), Asola (3.3 km) and Nandori (3.6 km).

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

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