# Mekal Pahad Village, Pushparajgarh, Anuppur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pushparajgarh, Anuppur 

# Mekal Pahad

Mekal Pahad is a village in Pushparajgarh sub-district of Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **156 people in 34 households**, the 262nd largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 156people (2011)
- 34households
- 57.4%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Mekal Pahad PIN code and other codes

Mekal Pahad falls in Pushparajgarh sub-district, Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPushparajgarh
- Census village code502268

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

## How far is Mekal Pahad from nearby towns?

- Pushparajgarh (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Anuppur (district HQ)53 km by road
- Anuppur (nearest town)53 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 Mekal Pahad?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kerodi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Mekal Pahad known for?

About 9% of the 698 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Mekal Pahad

Of every 100 households in Mekal Pahad in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 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 ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****94%**

**78%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**63%

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 Mekal Pahad?

■ Mekal Pahad · ■ Pushparajgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**953

Working population ****64.7%**

**57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 38.8% for women. 62% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 51 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (47%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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 Pushparajgarh

- Chaura Dadav175 people
- Jhilmila165 people
- Bilai Kher162 people
- Lohari156 people
- Garjanbija153 people
- Sendur Khar69 people
- Mekal Pahad39 people
- Hirna Chhapar36 people

[All 271 villages in Pushparajgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/pushparajgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mekal Pahad from Anuppur?53 km by road
- What is the population of Mekal Pahad?156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mekal Pahad in?Anuppur district (Pushparajgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mekal Pahad?57.4% (Census 2011)