# Mekara Village, Baramkela, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Baramkela, Raigarh 

# Mekara

Mekara is a village in Baramkela sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496551**. The 2011 Census counted **240 people in 64 households**, the 189th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 240people (2011)
- 64households
- 68.8%literacy
- 496551PIN code

## Mekara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mekara is 496551.** Mekara falls in Baramkela sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496551
- Gram panchayatBaigindih
- Community development blockSarailendha
- Census village code435753

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

## How far is Mekara from nearby towns?

- Baramkela (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)68 km by road
- Baramkela (nearest town)18 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 Mekara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Mekara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tausir
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarangarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sariya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Mekara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and peanut**. About 62% of the 99 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Mekara

Of every 100 households in Mekara in 2011, 54 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mekara · ■ Baramkela rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**83%

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

**13%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****26%**

**37%

Television ****25%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**27%

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 Mekara?

■ Mekara · ■ Baramkela rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****583**

**947

Working population ****66.7%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 54.3% for women. 66% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 39 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (7%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 103 (64%)

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 Baramkela

- Hedaspali245 people
- Chhailbhatha244 people
- Pardhiyapali243 people
- Manjurpali240 people
- Behrabahal239 people
- Rajpur234 people
- Karramal233 people
- Mauhapali233 people

[All 243 villages in Baramkela](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/baramkela/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mekara?496551
- How far is Mekara from Raigarh?68 km by road
- What is the population of Mekara?240 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mekara in?Raigarh district (Baramkela sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Mekara?68.8% (Census 2011)