# Mahendrapur Village, Durgkondal – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Durgkondal, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Mahendrapur

Mahendrapur is a village in Durgkondal sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494635**. The 2011 Census counted **396 people in 72 households**, the 71st largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 396people (2011)
- 72households
- 61.7%literacy
- 494635PIN code

## Mahendrapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahendrapur is 494635.** Mahendrapur falls in Durgkondal sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494635
- Gram panchayatRaurwahi
- Community development blockDurgkondal
- Census village code447672

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

## How far is Mahendrapur from nearby towns?

- Durgkondal (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)63 km by road
- Bhanupratappur (nearest town)12 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 Mahendrapur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Mahendrapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Damkasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Mahendrapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kodo**. About 54% of the 339 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Mahendrapur

Of every 100 households in Mahendrapur in 2011, 33 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahendrapur · ■ Durgkondal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****99%**

**35%

Television ****18%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Mahendrapur?

■ Mahendrapur · ■ Durgkondal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**972

Working population ****62.4%**

**57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 53.7% for women. 65% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 151 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (6%) · **■** Other work 18 (7%) · **■** Marginal 63 (26%)

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 Durgkondal

- Kondo438 people
- Hanpattari437 people
- Bhurke409 people
- Mokha404 people
- Michesukhi391 people
- Chahachad389 people
- Vainar385 people
- Ghotulmunda380 people

[All 150 villages in Durgkondal](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/durgkondal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahendrapur?494635
- How far is Mahendrapur from Kanker?63 km by road
- What is the population of Mahendrapur?396 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahendrapur in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Durgkondal sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahendrapur?61.7% (Census 2011)