# Mendhapada Village, Parajang, Dhenkanal (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Parajang, Dhenkanal 

# Mendhapada

Mendhapada is a village in Parajang sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759120**. The 2011 Census counted **1,121 people in 283 households**, the 53rd largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 1,121people (2011)
- 283households
- 83.6%literacy
- 759120PIN code

## Mendhapada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mendhapada is 759120.** Mendhapada falls in Parajang sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759120
- Gram panchayatLodhani
- Community development blockParajang
- Census village code402295

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

## How far is Mendhapada from nearby towns?

- Parajang (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)45 km by road
- Talcher (nearest town)28 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 Mendhapada?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Mendhapada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Parajang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parajang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hatiluchani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Mendhapada known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 73% of the 294 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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 Mendhapada

Of every 100 households in Mendhapada in 2011, 30 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mendhapada · ■ Parajang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**94%

Use banking services ****37%**

**26%

Television ****28%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Mendhapada?

■ Mendhapada · ■ Parajang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**868

Working population ****45.3%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 73.8% for women. 57% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (6%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 259 (51%) · **■** Marginal 157 (31%)

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 Parajang

- Jangu1,169 people
- Pitiri1,162 people
- Ghagaramunda1,136 people
- Panibhandar1,129 people
- Naupal1,085 people
- Biribolei1,044 people
- Mundeilo Balabhadrapur1,016 people
- Kandheikhol1,010 people

[All 132 villages in Parajang](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/parajang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mendhapada?759120
- How far is Mendhapada from Dhenkanal?45 km by road
- What is the population of Mendhapada?1,121 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mendhapada in?Dhenkanal district (Parajang sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Mendhapada?83.6% (Census 2011)