Village · Ghoda Dongri, Betul
# Mahendrawadi

Mahendrawadi is a village in Ghoda Dongri sub-district of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 983 people in 180 households, the 53rd largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.
- 983 people (2011)
- 180 households
- 60.6% literacy
- 998 females per 1,000 males

## Mahendrawadi PIN code and other codes

Mahendrawadi falls in Ghoda Dongri sub-district, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Ghoda Dongari
- Census village code 485883

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mahendrawadi from nearby towns?
- Betul (district HQ) 45 km by road
- Sarni (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mahendrawadi?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Juwadi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Betul
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Betul
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mahendrawadi known for?

The main crops are makka, wheat and chana. About 66% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mahendrawadi

Of every 100 households in Mahendrawadi in 2011, 71 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mahendrawadi · ■ Ghoda Dongri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 71% 64%
- Toilet within the home 7% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 82%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 96%
- Use banking services 80% 74%
- Television 15% 17%
- Mobile phone 28% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 1%
- None of these assets 44% 31%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mahendrawadi?

■ Mahendrawadi · ■ Ghoda Dongri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.6% 60.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 998 999
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 716 975
- Working population 54.3% 50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 51.7% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 153 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 50 (9%) · ■ Other work 19 (4%) · ■ Marginal 312 (58%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ghoda Dongri
- Dhased Ryt 1,022 people
- Nutandanga 1,015 people
- Dharampur 988 people
- Mehakar 986 people
- Koylari 974 people
- Rampur 974 people
- Dokli 973 people
- Badalpur 968 people

All 172 villages in Ghoda Dongri

## Other places named Mahendrawadi
- Mahendrawadi · Village, Babai, Hoshangabad · 1,309 people
- Mahendrawadi · Village, Itarsi, Hoshangabad · 35 people

## Quick answers
- How far is Mahendrawadi from Betul? 45 km by road
- What is the population of Mahendrawadi? 983 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahendrawadi in? Betul district (Ghoda Dongri sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahendrawadi? 60.6% (Census 2011)

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