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About Mekri Village

Mekri is a mid sized village in Bhatapara tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,327, made up of 636 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mekri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mekri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bhatapara
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 166.5 hectares
Population 1,327
Male Population 636
Female Population 691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
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 43rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 166.5 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

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 84 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 15 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 Mekri
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 15 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatapara 25 km
District headquarters Raipur 84 km

Villages closest to Mekri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhatapara 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 1,327. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Mekri village has 636 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mekri has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Mekri is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mekri covers 166.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mekri falls under Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mekri is Nipania, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Mekri.

Mekri is about 84 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mekri is in Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bāzār is about 15 km away. Nipania is about 15 km away. Bhatapara is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Oteband (2.9 km), Ramdaiya (3.5 km) and Rajpur (3.8 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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