# Mendra Kalan Village, Ambikapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/mendra-kalan/ Village · Ambikapur, Surguja # Mendra Kalan Mendra Kalan is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **2,065 people in 556 households**, the 19th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%. - 2,065people (2011) - 556households - 55.9%literacy - 497001PIN code ## Mendra Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mendra Kalan is 497001.** Mendra Kalan falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497001 - Gram panchayatMendra Kalan - Community development blockAmbikapur - Census village code432984 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mendra Kalan from nearby towns? - Ambikapur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)11 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town)11 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 Kalan? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Mendra Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mendra Kalan known for? About 69% of the 405 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Kalan Of every 100 households in Mendra Kalan in 2011, 52 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mendra Kalan · ■ Ambikapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****52%** **60% Toilet within the home ****1%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **89% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****65%** **59% Television ****13%** **18% Mobile phone ****6%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****48%** **28% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Kalan? ■ Mendra Kalan · ■ Ambikapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%** **58.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006** **972 Working population ****52.4%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.5% for men and 45.8% for women. 53% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 63 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (8%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (4%) · **■** Marginal 882 (82%) 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 Ambikapur - Sohga2,353 people - Sukhari2,252 people - Labji2,217 people - Pondikala2,213 people - Sakalo2,056 people - Koteya1,928 people - Kanti Prakashpur1,855 people - Bakirma1,820 people [All 122 villages in Ambikapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mendra Kalan?497001 - How far is Mendra Kalan from Ambikapur?11 km by road - What is the population of Mendra Kalan?2,065 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mendra Kalan in?Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Mendra Kalan?55.9% (Census 2011)