# Mehanda Village, Janjgir, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/janjgir/mehanda/ Village · Janjgir, Janjgir - Champa # Mehanda Mehanda is a village in Janjgir sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495668**. The 2011 Census counted **1,991 people in 398 households**, the 24th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%. - 1,991people (2011) - 398households - 70.7%literacy - 495668PIN code ## Mehanda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mehanda is 495668.** Mehanda falls in Janjgir sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495668 - Gram panchayatMehanda - Community development blockNawagarh - Census village code436581 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mehanda from nearby towns? - Janjgir (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)10 km by road - Naila-Janjgir (nearest town)10 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 Mehanda? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Mehanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Janjgir - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Champa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Mehanda known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 75% of the 538 hectares of village land is sown, and 397 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 Mehanda Of every 100 households in Mehanda in 2011, 82 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mehanda · ■ Janjgir rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **90% Toilet within the home ****9%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****25%** **21% Television ****32%** **34% Mobile phone ****30%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **26% Own their home ****91%** **95% 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 Mehanda? ■ Mehanda · ■ Janjgir rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **75.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040** **968 Working population ****59.5%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 57.2% for women. 64% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 167 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 89 (8%) · **■** Marginal 904 (76%) 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 Janjgir - Pali2,647 people - Gaud2,508 people - Tendubhata2,083 people - Madwa2,079 people - Basantpur1,981 people - Pacheda1,946 people - Kanhai Band1,886 people - Pithampur1,713 people [All 50 villages in Janjgir](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/janjgir/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mehanda?495668 - How far is Mehanda from Janjgir?10 km by road - What is the population of Mehanda?1,991 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehanda in?Janjgir - Champa district (Janjgir sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Mehanda?70.7% (Census 2011)