# Mehandwada Village, Amarwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara 

# Mehandwada

Mehandwada is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **742 people in 148 households**, the 84th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 742people (2011)
- 148households
- 58.7%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Mehandwada PIN code and other codes

Mehandwada falls in Amarwara sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAmarwara
- Census village code493920

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

## How far is Mehandwada from nearby towns?

- Amarwara (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)26 km by road
- Amarwara (nearest town)26 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 Mehandwada?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 Mehandwada known for?

The main crops are **makka, soyabean and wheat**. About 72% of the 390 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Mehandwada

Of every 100 households in Mehandwada in 2011, 24 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mehandwada · ■ Amarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****55%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****82%**

**54%

Television ****11%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**51%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Mehandwada?

■ Mehandwada · ■ Amarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**970

Working population ****49.6%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 45.6% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 177 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (45%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 10 (3%)

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 Amarwara

- Sahkari764 people
- Churka754 people
- Pipardhana749 people
- Jhilmili746 people
- Gadha Chhota737 people
- Hatoda737 people
- Charan Khapa736 people
- Hingpani728 people

[All 150 villages in Amarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mehandwada from Chhindwara?26 km by road
- What is the population of Mehandwada?742 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehandwada in?Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mehandwada?58.7% (Census 2011)