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About Mendhasal Village

Mendhasal is a large village in Chandaka tehsil, in the district of Khordha, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,867, made up of 1,961 males and 1,906 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752059, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mendhasal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mendhasal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Khordha
Tehsil Chandaka
Pincode 752059
Area (hectares) 486 hectares
Population 3,867
Male Population 1,961
Female Population 1,906
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mendhasal compares

By the 2011 count Mendhasal is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 486 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Mendhasal

Mendhasal 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 Mendhasal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mendhasal from other places

Mendhasal lies about 16 km from Khordha, and the nearest railway station is Sarkantra, 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 Mendhasal
Tehsil headquarters Chandaka 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Sarkantra 11 km
Nearest town Bhubaneswar 12 km
District headquarters Khordha 16 km

Villages closest to Mendhasal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mendhasal village had a population of 3,867. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Mendhasal village has 1,961 males and 1,906 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mendhasal has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Mendhasal is 752059. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mendhasal covers 486 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mendhasal falls under Chandaka tehsil of Khordha district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Mendhasal is Sarkantra, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mendhasal.

Mendhasal is about 16 km from Khordha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mendhasal is in Chandaka tehsil of Khordha district. Chandaka is about 9.4 km away. Sarkantra is about 11 km away. Bhubaneswar 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 Gramadiha (8.8 km) and Chandaka Jogisahi (9.4 km).

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

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