# Mekri Village, Pamgarh, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/pamgarh/mekri/ Village · Pamgarh, Janjgir - Champa # Mekri Mekri is a village in Pamgarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495660**. The 2011 Census counted **1,188 people in 303 households**, the 53rd largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 1,188people (2011) - 303households - 69.5%literacy - 495660PIN code ## Mekri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mekri is 495660.** Mekri falls in Pamgarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495660 - Gram panchayatMekari - Community development blockPamgarh - Census village code437051 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mekri from nearby towns? - Pamgarh (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)48 km by road - Rahaud (nearest town)17 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 Mekri? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Mekri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Pamgarh - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ 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)22 h summer · 22 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 Mekri known for? The main crops are **paddy, mustard and tivra**. About 75% of the 303 hectares of village land is sown, and 225 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 Mekri Of every 100 households in Mekri in 2011, 93 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mekri · ■ Pamgarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **88% Toilet within the home ****7%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****63%** **34% Television ****18%** **30% Mobile phone ****21%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****45%** **35% Own their home ****97%** **97% 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 Mekri? ■ Mekri · ■ Pamgarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833** **953 Working population ****49.6%** **49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 56.2% for women. 48% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 158 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (7%) · **■** Other work 28 (5%) · **■** Marginal 364 (62%) 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 Pamgarh - Kutrabod1,256 people - Mudpar1,241 people - Mudpar1,241 people - Deori1,209 people - Sirri1,168 people - Khargahni1,090 people - Cheudih1,035 people - Mahka1,030 people [All 72 villages in Pamgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/pamgarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mekri?495660 - How far is Mekri from Janjgir?48 km by road - What is the population of Mekri?1,188 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mekri in?Janjgir - Champa district (Pamgarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Mekri?69.5% (Census 2011)