About Mekarna Village

Mekarna is a mid sized village in Pachpadra tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 340 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1109.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mekarna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mekarna village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Pachpadra
Pincode	344034
Area (hectares)	1109.53 hectares
Population	632
Male Population	340
Female Population	292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	859
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mekarna compares

By the 2011 count Mekarna is the 180th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents. Its 1109.53 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Mekarna

Mekarna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mekarna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mekarna from other places

Mekarna lies about 63 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Gole, about 5.5 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 Mekarna
Nearest railway station	Gole	5.5 km
Nearest town	Balotra	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pachpadra	26 km
District headquarters	Barmer	63 km

Villages closest to Mekarna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mekarna village had a population of 632. That makes it the 180th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents.

Mekarna village has 340 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mekarna has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Mekarna is 344034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mekarna covers 1109.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mekarna falls under Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Mekarna is Gole, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mekarna.

Mekarna is about 63 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mekarna is in Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district. Gole is about 5.5 km away. Balotra is about 23 km away. Pachpadra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.