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About Meko Village

Meko is a small village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 119 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meko village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Pincode 497335
Area (hectares) 154.97 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 119
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meko compares

By the 2011 count Meko is the 116th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 154.97 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Meko

Meko is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Meko 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. The nearest villages by name are Madanpur, Mahora, Manpur and Mansukh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Meko

As per the Census of India 2011, Meko village had a population of 233. That makes it the 116th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Meko village has 119 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meko has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Meko is 497335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meko covers 154.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Meko falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Meko 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 village for Meko.

Meko is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Koriya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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