# Mendha Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Mendha

Mendha is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **473 people in 106 households**, the 48th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 473people (2011)
- 106households
- 70.4%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Mendha PIN code and other codes

Mendha falls in Dhanora sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538983

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?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)33 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)30 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 · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhanora
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dhanora
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Dhanora
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 4% of the 1,930 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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, 42 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mendha · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**94%

Use banking services ****98%**

**78%

Television ****10%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****0%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**972

Working population ****57.5%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 62.1% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 197 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (16%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 21 (8%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Dhanora

- Mahawada503 people
- Kamangad488 people
- Khamtala488 people
- Mohagaon479 people
- Iruptola469 people
- Khutgaon461 people
- Kuthegaon445 people
- Kak adyeli433 people

[All 228 villages in Dhanora](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/dhanora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mendha from Gadchiroli?33 km by road
- What is the population of Mendha?473 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mendha in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Mendha?70.4% (Census 2011)