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About Mekeri Village

Mekeri is a large village in Madikeri tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,104, made up of 1,027 males and 1,077 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 847.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mekeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mekeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Madikeri
Pincode 571201
Area (hectares) 847.82 hectares
Population 2,104
Male Population 1,027
Female Population 1,077
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mekeri compares

By the 2011 count Mekeri is the 17th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 847.82 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Mekeri

Mekeri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mekeri as Available within village. 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 Mekeri from other places

Mekeri lies about under 2 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Bajakere, about 44 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 Mekeri
District headquarters Kodagu under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Madikeri 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Bajakere 44 km

Villages closest to Mekeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mekeri village had a population of 2,104. That makes it the 17th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Mekeri village has 1,027 males and 1,077 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mekeri has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Mekeri is 571201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mekeri covers 847.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mekeri falls under Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mekeri is Bajakere, about 44 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 within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mekeri.

Mekeri is about under 2 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mekeri is in Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district. Kodagu is about under 2 km away. Madikeri is about 3.9 km away. Bajakere is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaggodlu (2.9 km), Kadagadalu (4.1 km) and Aruvathoklu (4.6 km).

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

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