# Mechka Village, Nagri, Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nagri, Dhamtari 

# Mechka

Mechka is a village in Nagri sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496440**. The 2011 Census counted **1,365 people in 332 households**, the 29th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 1,365people (2011)
- 332households
- 79.1%literacy
- 496440PIN code

## Mechka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mechka is 496440.** Mechka falls in Nagri sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496440
- Gram panchayatMechka
- Community development blockSihwa
- Census village code447326

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

## How far is Mechka from nearby towns?

- Nagari (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Dhamtari (district HQ)87 km by road
- Nagari (nearest town)22 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 Mechka?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Mechka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sankra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nagri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Mechka known for?

About 64% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 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 Mechka

Of every 100 households in Mechka in 2011, 78 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mechka · ■ Nagri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**78%

Tap water ****21%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**17%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****87%**

**62%

Television ****21%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**23%

Own their home ****72%**

**95%

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 Mechka?

■ Mechka · ■ Nagri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****806**

**1029

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****796**

**984

Working population ****58.7%**

**57.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 65.4% for women. 63% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 229 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 300 (37%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 202 (25%) · **■** Marginal 69 (9%)

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 Nagri

- Aamgaon1,448 people
- Mukundpur1,442 people
- Likhama1,439 people
- Borbandha1,416 people
- Ghutkel1,340 people
- Dugli1,301 people
- Paikbhatha1,278 people
- Borai1,262 people

[All 249 villages in Nagri](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/nagri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mechka?496440
- How far is Mechka from Dhamtari?87 km by road
- What is the population of Mechka?1,365 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mechka in?Dhamtari district (Nagri sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Mechka?79.1% (Census 2011)