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About Mendhamundi Village

Mendhamundi is a mid sized village in Raruan tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 598, made up of 324 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mendhamundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mendhamundi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Raruan
Pincode 757035
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 598
Male Population 324
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mendhamundi compares

By the 2011 count Mendhamundi is the 32nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 707 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Mendhamundi

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

How far is Mendhamundi from other places

Mendhamundi lies about 89 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Badampahar, about 29 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 Mendhamundi
Tehsil headquarters Raruan under 2 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 25 km
Nearest railway station Badampahar 29 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 89 km

Villages closest to Mendhamundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mendhamundi village had a population of 598. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 707 residents.

Mendhamundi village has 324 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mendhamundi has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Mendhamundi is 757035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mendhamundi covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mendhamundi falls under Raruan tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Mendhamundi is Badampahar, about 29 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 village for Mendhamundi.

Mendhamundi is about 89 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mendhamundi is in Raruan tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Raruan is about under 2 km away. Karanjiā is about 25 km away. Badampahar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanjabeda (under 2 km), Badararuan (under 2 km) and Sanararuan (under 2 km).

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

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