# Mahendra Village, Bhavra, Alirajpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bhavra, Alirajpur 

# Mahendra

Mahendra is a village in Bhavra sub-district of Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,892 people in 484 households**, the 6th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 37.5%.

- 2,892people (2011)
- 484households
- 37.7%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Mahendra PIN code and other codes

Mahendra falls in Bhavra sub-district, Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBhavra
- Census village code504909

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

## How far is Mahendra from nearby towns?

- Bhavra (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Alirajpur (district HQ)51 km by road
- Bhavra (nearest town)4 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 Mahendra?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mahendra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barjhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Alirajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Alirajpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Mahendra known for?

About 86% of the 709 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Mahendra

Of every 100 households in Mahendra in 2011, 51 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahendra · ■ Bhavra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

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

**10%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****33%**

**45%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****75%**

**56%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Mahendra?

■ Mahendra · ■ Bhavra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.7%**

**37.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**1005

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012**

**959

Working population ****51.1%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.5% for men and 28.2% for women. 51% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 482 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 367 (25%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 614 (42%)

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 Bhavra

- Ringol6,498 people
- Sejawada5,516 people
- Khutaja Bada4,049 people
- Aman Kuwa2,920 people
- Kaliyawav2,471 people
- Polbadi2,403 people
- Jhiran2,377 people
- Mayawat2,235 people

[All 50 villages in Bhavra](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/bhavra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahendra from Alirajpur?51 km by road
- What is the population of Mahendra?2,892 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahendra in?Alirajpur district (Bhavra sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahendra?37.7% (Census 2011)