# Mendha Village, Lakhandur, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhandur, Bhandara 

# Mendha

Mendha is a village in Lakhandur sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,020 people in 221 households**, the 49th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 1,020people (2011)
- 221households
- 77.4%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Mendha PIN code and other codes

Mendha falls in Lakhandur sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockLakhandur
- Census village code537508

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?

- Lakhandur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)93 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)14 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?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mendha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lakhandur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lakhandur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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?

About 81% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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, 61 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mendha · ■ Lakhandur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**46%

Tap water ****2%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****67%**

**59%

Television ****25%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Lakhandur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****763**

**966

Working population ****50.7%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 65.9% for women. 52% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 95 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 398 (77%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 12 (2%)

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 Lakhandur

- Doke Sarandi1,168 people
- Kochchhi1,136 people
- Indora1,084 people
- Murza1,047 people
- Hardoli987 people
- Parsodi984 people
- Antergaon Kha.971 people
- Khairna955 people

[All 89 villages in Lakhandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhandur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mendha from Bhandara?93 km by road
- What is the population of Mendha?1,020 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mendha in?Bhandara district (Lakhandur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Mendha?77.4% (Census 2011)