# Mekawahi Village, Pakhanjur – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Mekawahi

Mekawahi is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495224**. The 2011 Census counted **158 people in 24 households**, the 256th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 158people (2011)
- 24households
- 47.6%literacy
- 495224PIN code

## Mekawahi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mekawahi is 495224.** Mekawahi falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495224
- Gram panchayatShankar Nagar
- Community development blockKoyalibeda
- Census village code448351

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

## How far is Mekawahi from nearby towns?

- Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)155 km by road
- Pakhanjur (nearest town)30 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 Mekawahi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bande
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Mekawahi known for?

About 51% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Mekawahi

Of every 100 households in Mekawahi in 2011, 91 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.

■ Mekawahi · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**58%

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

**21%

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

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****44%**

**42%

Television ****4%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mekawahi?

■ Mekawahi · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.6%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**981

Working population ****37.3%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 45.2% for women. 54% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 57 (97%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%)

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 Pakhanjur

- Sahdongri171 people
- Marbeda170 people
- Behbeda168 people
- Markachua163 people
- Hetale157 people
- Boganmodiya154 people
- Gotaj148 people
- Khandi145 people

[All 301 villages in Pakhanjur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mekawahi?495224
- How far is Mekawahi from Kanker?155 km by road
- What is the population of Mekawahi?158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mekawahi in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Mekawahi?47.6% (Census 2011)