Village · Pushparajgarh, Anuppur
# Mekal Pahad

Mekal Pahad is a village in Pushparajgarh sub-district of Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 39 people in 13 households, the 265th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 13.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.
- 39 people (2011)
- 13 households
- 13.3% literacy
- 857 females per 1,000 males

## Mekal Pahad PIN code and other codes

Mekal Pahad falls in Pushparajgarh sub-district, Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Pushparajgarh
- Census village code 502235

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mekal Pahad from nearby towns?
- Pushparajgarh (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road
- Anuppur (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Anuppur (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mekal Pahad?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Mekal Pahad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Patna
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Rajendrgram
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahdol
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Mekal Pahad

Of every 100 households in Mekal Pahad 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.

■ Mekal Pahad · ■ Pushparajgarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 16%
- Toilet within the home 0% 2%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 97%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 100% 78%
- Television 0% 4%
- Mobile phone 0% 14%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 100% 63%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mekal Pahad?

■ Mekal Pahad · ■ Pushparajgarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 13.3% 60.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 857 999
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 800 953
- Working population 69.2% 57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 6.2% for men and 21.4% for women. 71% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 26 (96%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pushparajgarh
- Lohari 156 people
- Mekal Pahad 156 people
- Garjanbija 153 people
- Sendur Khar 69 people
- Hirna Chhapar 36 people
- Mekal Pahad 12 people

All 271 villages in Pushparajgarh

## Quick answers
- How far is Mekal Pahad from Anuppur? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Mekal Pahad? 39 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mekal Pahad in? Anuppur district (Pushparajgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mekal Pahad? 13.3% (Census 2011)

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