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About Mendal Village

Mendal is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 487, made up of 240 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mendal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mendal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 506.75 hectares
Population 487
Male Population 240
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mendal compares

By the 2011 count Mendal is the 28th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 506.75 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Mendal

Mendal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mendal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mendal from other places

Mendal lies about 46 km from Dehradun. 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 Mendal
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 4.7 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 34 km
District headquarters Dehradun 46 km

Villages closest to Mendal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mendal village had a population of 487. That makes it the 28th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Mendal village has 240 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mendal has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Mendal is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mendal covers 506.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mendal falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Mendal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mendal.

Mendal is about 46 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mendal is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 4.7 km away. Mussoorie is about 34 km away. Dehradun is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangrauli (1.6 km), Majhgaon (1.9 km) and Sujau (2.5 km).

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

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