# Mendra Village, Takhatpur, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/takhatpur/mendra/ Village · Takhatpur, Bilaspur # Mendra Mendra is a village in Takhatpur sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495690**. The 2011 Census counted **2,046 people in 384 households**, the 37th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%. - 2,046people (2011) - 384households - 70.4%literacy - 495690PIN code ## Mendra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mendra is 495690.** Mendra falls in Takhatpur sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495690 - Gram panchayatMendra - Community development blockTakhatpur - Census village code438652 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mendra from nearby towns? - Takhatpur (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)6 km by road - Sakari (nearest town)4 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Mendra? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Mendra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bilaspur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Koni - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mendra known for? The main crops are **paddy and tivra**. About 61% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Mendra Of every 100 households in Mendra in 2011, 98 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mendra · ■ Takhatpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **88% Toilet within the home ****13%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **87% Tap water ****4%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **98% Use banking services ****15%** **27% Television ****57%** **29% Mobile phone ****34%** **21% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****8%** **28% Own their home ****98%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Mendra? ■ Mendra · ■ Takhatpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%** **67.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **956 Working population ****44.2%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 54.6% for women. 50% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 110 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 341 (38%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 268 (30%) · **■** Marginal 172 (19%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Takhatpur - Sagar2,189 people - Khargahna2,150 people - Pali2,121 people - Dhandhan2,054 people - Ghonghadih1,998 people - Amsena1,946 people - Chorbhatthi Khurd1,946 people - Kunwa1,919 people [All 176 villages in Takhatpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/takhatpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mendra?495690 - How far is Mendra from Bilaspur?6 km by road - What is the population of Mendra?2,046 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mendra in?Bilaspur district (Takhatpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Mendra?70.4% (Census 2011)