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| Mehmand | |
|---|---|
| city | |
  Mehmand Location in Chhattisgarh, India  Mehmand Mehmand (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°02′08″N82°12′13″E / 22.035509°N 82.203629°E Coordinates: 22°02′08″N82°12′13″E / 22.035509°N 82.203629°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Bilaspur |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 5,765 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | CG |
Mehmand is a census town in Bilaspur district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
A census town is a type of town that satisfies certain characteristics, depending on the country in which it is located.
India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country as well as the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.
Chhattisgarh is one of the 29 states of India, located in the centre-east of the country. It is the tenth-largest state in India, with an area of 135,191 km2 (52,198 sq mi). With a 2011 population of 25.5 million, Chhattisgarh is the 16th-most populated state in the country. A resource-rich state, it is a source of electricity and steel for the country, accounting for 15% of the total steel produced. Chhattisgarh is one of the fastest-developing states in India.
