Geographic Location of Mekri

The village Mekri is located in Bhatapara Tahsil of Baloda Bazar District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Kesla Gram Panchayat. It comes under Bhatapara Community Development Block. The nearest town is Bhatapara, which is about 32 kilometers away from Mekri.

Travel and Communication for Mekri

There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Mekri

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A brief summary of available data for Mekri is given below:

Social Structure of Mekri

As per available data from the year 2009, 1327 persons live in 207 house holds in the village Mekri. There are 691 female individuals and 636 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 52.07% and males constitute 47.93% of the total population.

There are 348 scheduled tribes persons of which 177 are females and 171 are males. Females constitute 50.86% and males constitute 49.14% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 26.22% of the total population.

Population density of Mekri is 797 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Mekri

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Total area of Mekri is 166.5 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 86.6 ha. About 94.5 ha is un-irrigated area. About 15.5 ha is irrigated area. About 8 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 0.6 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 6.9 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 28.9 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 13 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 11.7 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 11.6 ha is culturable waste land. About 14.6 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 0.1 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Mekri

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Balauda Bazar, which is more than 10 kms away from Mekri.

There is a government primary school in the village Mekri.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Karhi Bazar, which is less than 5 kms away from Mekri.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Karhi Bazar, which is less than 5 kms away from Mekri.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Karhi Bazar, which is less than 5 kms away from Mekri.

Colleges in Mekri

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Baloda Bazar, which is more than 10 kms away from Mekri.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Mekri.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Raipur, which is more than 10 kms away from Mekri.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Mekri.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Mekri.

Other Educational Facilities in Mekri

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Baloda Bazar, which is more than 10 kms away from Mekri.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Mekri.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Bilaspur, which is less than 5 kms away from Mekri.

Healthcare Facilities in Mekri

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Mekri.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Mekri.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Mekri.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Mekri.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Mekri.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Mekri or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Mekri.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Mekri.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Mekri.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Mekri.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Mekri.

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