# Mendakwas Village, Depalpur, Indore (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Depalpur, Indore 

# Mendakwas

Mendakwas is a village in Depalpur sub-district of Indore district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,190 people in 224 households**, the 57th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 1,190people (2011)
- 224households
- 66.1%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Mendakwas PIN code and other codes

Mendakwas falls in Depalpur sub-district, Indore district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockDepalpur
- Census village code475951

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

## How far is Mendakwas from nearby towns?

- Depalpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Indore (district HQ)55 km by road
- Runji-Gautampura (nearest town)50 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 Mendakwas?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Mendakwas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Indore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Indore
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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 Mendakwas known for?

About 92% of the 779 hectares of village land is sown, and 471 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 Mendakwas

Of every 100 households in Mendakwas in 2011, 92 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mendakwas · ■ Depalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**66%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**15%

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

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**84%

Use banking services ****45%**

**48%

Television ****40%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Mendakwas?

■ Mendakwas · ■ Depalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****820**

**929

Working population ****39.6%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 49.3% for women. 54% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 174 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (10%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (12%) · **■** Marginal 187 (40%)

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 Depalpur

- Atyana1,224 people
- Bhidota1,222 people
- Boriya1,218 people
- Khajraya1,214 people
- Jalalpura1,183 people
- Begnda1,167 people
- Gudar1,164 people
- Ambalia1,121 people

[All 147 villages in Depalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/depalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mendakwas from Indore?55 km by road
- What is the population of Mendakwas?1,190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mendakwas in?Indore district (Depalpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mendakwas?66.1% (Census 2011)