About Mechka Village

Mechka is a mid sized village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,365, made up of 756 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mechka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mechka village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Dhamtari
Tehsil	Nagri
Pincode	496440
Area (hectares)	272.01 hectares
Population	1,365
Male Population	756
Female Population	609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	806
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mechka compares

By the 2011 count Mechka is the 27th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 272.01 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Mechka

Mechka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mechka as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mechka from other places

Mechka lies about 77 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 77 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mechka
Tehsil headquarters	Nagri	19 km
Nearest town	Kānker	63 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsonpuri	77 km
District headquarters	Dhamtari	77 km

Villages closest to Mechka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Mechka

As per the Census of India 2011, Mechka village had a population of 1,365. That makes it the 27th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Mechka village has 756 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mechka has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Mechka is 496440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mechka covers 272.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mechka falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mechka is Sarsonpuri, about 77 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Mechka.

Mechka is about 77 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mechka is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 19 km away. Kānker is about 63 km away. Sarsonpuri is about 77 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.