# Wasala Mendha Village, Nagbhir, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/nagbhir/wasala-mendha/ Village · Nagbhir, Chandrapur # Wasala Mendha Wasala Mendha is a village in Nagbhir sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **906 people in 209 households**, the 54th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 906people (2011) - 209households - 77.2%literacy - 1,045females per 1,000 males ## Wasala Mendha PIN code and other codes Wasala Mendha falls in Nagbhir sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockNagbhir - Census village code540664 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wasala Mendha from nearby towns? - Nagbhir (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)120 km by road - Brahmapuri (nearest town)24 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 Wasala Mendha? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Wasala Mendha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Mindal - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mindal - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Mindal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 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 Wasala Mendha known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 58% of the 192 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Wasala Mendha Of every 100 households in Wasala Mendha in 2011, 69 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Wasala Mendha · ■ Nagbhir rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **70% Toilet within the home ****61%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **57% Tap water ****58%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **86% Use banking services ****75%** **67% Television ****30%** **26% Mobile phone ****40%** **29% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **30% 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 Wasala Mendha? ■ Wasala Mendha · ■ Nagbhir rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333** **947 Working population ****61.9%** **55.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 65.8% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 81 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 451 (80%) 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 Nagbhir - Chikhalgaon949 people - Sonuli Bk.944 people - Bamhani910 people - Balapur Kh.909 people - Vaijapur887 people - Sonuli867 people - Nawegaon Hundeshwari797 people - Mhasali784 people [All 138 villages in Nagbhir](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/nagbhir/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Wasala Mendha from Chandrapur?120 km by road - What is the population of Wasala Mendha?906 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wasala Mendha in?Chandrapur district (Nagbhir sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Wasala Mendha?77.2% (Census 2011)