# Mendhari Village, Wadrafnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Wadrafnagar, Surguja 

# Mendhari

Mendhari is a village in Wadrafnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497225**. The 2011 Census counted **1,764 people in 432 households**, the 27th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 1,764people (2011)
- 432households
- 60.1%literacy
- 497225PIN code

## Mendhari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mendhari is 497225.** Mendhari falls in Wadrafnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497225
- Gram panchayatMendhari
- Community development blockWadrafnagar
- Census village code432137

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mendhari from nearby towns?

- Wadrafnagar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)101 km by road
- Wadrafnagar (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 Mendhari?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mendhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Wadrafnagar
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Wadrafnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wadrafnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wadrafnagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Mendhari known for?

About 51% of the 730 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Mendhari

Of every 100 households in Mendhari in 2011, 66 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mendhari · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****84%**

**59%

Television ****7%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**50%

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 Mendhari?

■ Mendhari · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**952

Working population ****49.5%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 48.9% for women. 53% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 219 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 288 (33%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 78 (9%) · **■** Marginal 276 (32%)

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 Wadrafnagar

- Phulidumar1,816 people
- Murkaul1,812 people
- Karamdiha1,796 people
- Odari1,794 people
- Gudru1,716 people
- Harigawan1,707 people
- Injani1,660 people
- Kadiya1,660 people

[All 120 villages in Wadrafnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mendhari?497225
- How far is Mendhari from Ambikapur?101 km by road
- What is the population of Mendhari?1,764 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mendhari in?Surguja district (Wadrafnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Mendhari?60.1% (Census 2011)