Village · Ambikapur, Surguja # Mendra Khurd Mendra Khurd is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497001. The 2011 Census counted 1,371 people in 270 households, the 45th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%. - 1,371 people (2011) - 270 households - 50.2% literacy - 497001 PIN code ## Mendra Khurd PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mendra Khurd is 497001. Mendra Khurd falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497001 - Gram panchayat Mendra Khurd - Community development block Ambikapur - Census village code 432948 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mendra Khurd from nearby towns? - Ambikapur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 10 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mendra Khurd? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Mendra Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ambikapur - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mendra Khurd known for? About 33% of the 636 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mendra Khurd Of every 100 households in Mendra Khurd in 2011, 81 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mendra Khurd · ■ Ambikapur rural average - Electricity for lighting 81% 60% - Toilet within the home 3% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 89% - Tap water 10% 2% - Drinking water within premises 33% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 46% 59% - Television 21% 18% - Mobile phone 26% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 12% 28% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mendra Khurd? ■ Mendra Khurd · ■ Ambikapur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.2% 58.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 942 982 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 702 972 - Working population 49.0% 48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.2% for men and 39.1% for women. 54% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 207 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 117 (17%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 103 (15%) · ■ Marginal 244 (36%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ambikapur - Narbadapara 1,418 people - Asola 1,410 people - Vishunpur 1,386 people - Khala 1,376 people - Ghanghari 1,370 people - Kuberpur 1,348 people - Sonpur Kalan 1,304 people - Koldiha 1,259 people All 122 villages in Ambikapur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mendra Khurd? 497001 - How far is Mendra Khurd from Ambikapur? 10 km by road - What is the population of Mendra Khurd? 1,371 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mendra Khurd in? Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Mendra Khurd? 50.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/mendra-khurd/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.