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About Mekri Village

Mekri is a mid sized village in Pamgarh tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,188, made up of 587 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495660, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mekri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mekri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Pamgarh
Pincode 495660
Area (hectares) 302.98 hectares
Population 1,188
Male Population 587
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mekri compares

By the 2011 count Mekri is the 52nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,176 residents. Its 302.98 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Mekri

Mekri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mekri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mekri from other places

Mekri lies about 23 km from Janjgir Champa. 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 Mekri
Tehsil headquarters Pamgarh 7.4 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 23 km
Nearest town Akaltara 24 km

Villages closest to Mekri

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

Common questions about Mekri

As per the Census of India 2011, Mekri village had a population of 1,188. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,176 residents.

Mekri village has 587 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mekri has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Mekri is 495660. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mekri covers 302.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mekri falls under Pamgarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Mekri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mekri.

Mekri is about 23 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mekri is in Pamgarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Pamgarh is about 7.4 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 23 km away. Akaltara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhangaon (under 2 km), Rasonta (3.0 km) and Hirri (3.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mekri today is likely to be higher.

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