# Mechanar Village, Antagarh, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Antagarh, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Mechanar

Mechanar is a village in Antagarh sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494665**. The 2011 Census counted **331 people in 72 households**, the 85th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 331people (2011)
- 72households
- 22.4%literacy
- 494665PIN code

## Mechanar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mechanar is 494665.** Mechanar falls in Antagarh sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494665
- Gram panchayatKarmari
- Community development blockAntagarh
- Census village code448146

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

## How far is Mechanar from nearby towns?

- Antagarh (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)140 km by road
- Antagarh (nearest town)60 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 Mechanar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Mechanar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Adka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narayanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narayanpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Mechanar known for?

About 51% of the 279 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mechanar

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

■ Mechanar · ■ Antagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**43%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**3%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****2%**

**29%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**5%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****39%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Mechanar?

■ Mechanar · ■ Antagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****22.4%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**1006

Working population ****48.6%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 24.2% for men and 20.9% for women. 50% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 160 (99%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%)

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 Antagarh

- Konechur341 people
- Malmeta341 people
- Kachwar338 people
- Amakada332 people
- Kotkursai327 people
- Pungaon326 people
- Barche318 people
- Yetegaon316 people

[All 194 villages in Antagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/antagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mechanar?494665
- How far is Mechanar from Kanker?140 km by road
- What is the population of Mechanar?331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mechanar in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Antagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Mechanar?22.4% (Census 2011)