# Mendra Village, Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Mendra

Mendra is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491441**. The 2011 Census counted **865 people in 154 households**, the 49th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 865people (2011)
- 154households
- 39.7%literacy
- 491441PIN code

## Mendra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mendra is 491441.** Mendra falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491441
- Gram panchayatMandagaon
- Community development blockKoyalibeda
- Census village code448460

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

## How far is Mendra from nearby towns?

- Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)105 km by road
- Pakhanjur (nearest town)35 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?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mendra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Badgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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.

## Homes and amenities in Mendra

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

■ Mendra · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**42%

Television ****1%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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?

■ Mendra · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.7%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****802**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1186**

**981

Working population ****60.8%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.2% for men and 22.8% for women. 67% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 440 (84%) · **■** Other work 86 (16%)

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 Pakhanjur

- Anand Nagar893 people
- Vishrampur888 people
- Maroda881 people
- Ram Nagar874 people
- Avinash Nagar862 people
- Udaiopur861 people
- Radha Nagar860 people
- Kalyanpur849 people

[All 301 villages in Pakhanjur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mendra?491441
- How far is Mendra from Kanker?105 km by road
- What is the population of Mendra?865 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mendra in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Mendra?39.7% (Census 2011)