# Mekri Village, Bhatapara, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhatapara, Raipur 

# Mekri

Mekri is a village in Bhatapara sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,327 people in 207 households**, the 46th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 1,327people (2011)
- 207households
- 61.2%literacy
- 493118PIN code

## Mekri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mekri is 493118.** Mekri falls in Bhatapara sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493118
- Gram panchayatKesla
- Community development blockBhatapara
- Census village code443676

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?

- Bhatapara (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)100 km by road
- Bhatapara (nearest town)32 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?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mekri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karhi Bazar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baloda Bazar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baloda Bazar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 18 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, wheat and tivra**. About 52% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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, 96 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mekri · ■ Bhatapara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****61%**

**40%

Television ****35%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****4%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mekri?

■ Mekri · ■ Bhatapara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1086**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**962

Working population ****51.6%**

**47.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 47.1% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 57 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 603 (88%)

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 Bhatapara

- Rajadhar1,389 people
- Khapri1,374 people
- Semhradih1,366 people
- Oteband1,351 people
- Mirgi1,308 people
- Bharatpur1,299 people
- Kesla1,293 people
- Turma1,292 people

[All 109 villages in Bhatapara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/bhatapara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mekri?493118
- How far is Mekri from Raipur?100 km by road
- What is the population of Mekri?1,327 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mekri in?Raipur district (Bhatapara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Mekri?61.2% (Census 2011)