Village · Pamgarh, Janjgir - Champa # Mehandi Mehandi is a village in Pamgarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495556. The 2011 Census counted 2,826 people in 694 households, the 17th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 2,826 people (2011) - 694 households - 72.8% literacy - 495556 PIN code ## Mehandi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mehandi is 495556. Mehandi falls in Pamgarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495556 - Gram panchayat Mehandi - Community development block Pamgarh - Census village code 437075 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mehandi from nearby towns? - Pamgarh (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 40 km by road - Rahaud (nearest town) 2 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mehandi? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Mehandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rahoud - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Rahaud - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Janjgir - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mehandi known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and tivra. About 74% of the 706 hectares of village land is sown, and 518 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mehandi Of every 100 households in Mehandi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mehandi · ■ Pamgarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 88% - Toilet within the home 12% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 88% 88% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 21% 16% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97% - Use banking services 26% 34% - Television 32% 30% - Mobile phone 23% 27% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 40% 35% - Own their home 99% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mehandi? ■ Mehandi · ■ Pamgarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.8% 70.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1039 994 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 964 953 - Working population 58.4% 49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 60.4% for women. 64% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 372 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 428 (26%) · ■ Household industry 6 (0%) · ■ Other work 106 (6%) · ■ Marginal 737 (45%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pamgarh - Bhilauni 3,417 people - Sasha 3,163 people - Bhuigaon 2,993 people - Kosala 2,975 people - Lagra 2,813 people - Bilari 2,743 people - Chorbhatti 2,631 people - Bundela 2,530 people All 72 villages in Pamgarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mehandi? 495556 - How far is Mehandi from Janjgir? 40 km by road - What is the population of Mehandi? 2,826 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehandi in? Janjgir - Champa district (Pamgarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Mehandi? 72.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/pamgarh/mehandi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.