# Mendha Village, Palitana, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/palitana/mendha/ Village · Palitana, Bhavnagar # Mendha Mendha is a village in Palitana sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364140**. The 2011 Census counted **2,365 people in 426 households**, the 22nd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 2,365people (2011) - 426households - 67.3%literacy - 364140PIN code ## Mendha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mendha is 364140.** Mendha falls in Palitana sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code364140 - Gram panchayatMendha - Community development blockPalitana - Census village code516548 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mendha from nearby towns? - Palitana (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Bhavnagar (district HQ)73 km by road - Palitana (nearest town)18 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 Mendha? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Mendha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palitana - ○Degree college10+ km · Palitana - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palitana - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Mendha known for? The main crops are **ground nut, cotton and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 74% of the 692 hectares of village land is sown, and 410 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 Mendha Of every 100 households in Mendha in 2011, 94 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mendha · ■ Palitana rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****33%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **70% Tap water ****34%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **58% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **81% Use banking services ****42%** **45% Television ****34%** **45% Mobile phone ****78%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****36%** **34% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **15% Own their home ****94%** **94% 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 Mendha? ■ Mendha · ■ Palitana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****754** **927 Working population ****52.6%** **42.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 55.6% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 365 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 375 (30%) · **■** Other work 142 (11%) · **■** Marginal 362 (29%) 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 Palitana - Ranparada2,652 people - Senjaliya2,571 people - Ayavej2,534 people - Jaliya2,424 people - Nani Paniyali2,354 people - Nanimal2,345 people - Mandavda2,333 people - Dudhala2,274 people [All 93 villages in Palitana](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/palitana/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mendha?364140 - How far is Mendha from Bhavnagar?73 km by road - What is the population of Mendha?2,365 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mendha in?Bhavnagar district (Palitana sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Mendha?67.3% (Census 2011)