Meko, Baikunthpur, Korea, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Meko


The village Meko is located in Baikunthpur Tahsil of Korea District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Salba Gram Panchayat. It comes under Baikunthpur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Baikunthpur, which is about 7 kilometers away from Meko.

Travel and Communication for Meko


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Meko


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Meko is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

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

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Meko


As per available data from the year 2009, 233 persons live in 59 house holds in the village Meko. There are 114 female individuals and 119 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.93% and males constitute 51.07% of the total population.

There are 21 scheduled castes persons of which 9 are females and 12 are males. Females constitute 42.86% and males constitute 57.14% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 9.01% of the total population.

There are 10 scheduled tribes persons of which 3 are females and 7 are males. Females constitute 30% and males constitute 70% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 4.29% of the total population.

Population density of Meko is 150.35 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Meko


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Total area of Meko is 154.97 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 50.28 ha. About 43.43 ha is un-irrigated area. About 24.6 ha is irrigated area. About 23.5 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 1.1 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 10.47 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 23.59 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 2.88 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 66.44 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 1.31 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Meko


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Baikunthpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Meko.

There is a government primary school in the village Meko.

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

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

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Baikunthpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Meko.

Colleges in Meko


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 Baikunthpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Meko.

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 Meko.

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

There are no management institutes in the village Meko or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Meko


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

There are no non formal training centres in the village Meko or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Manendragarh, which is more than 10 kms away from Meko.

Healthcare Facilities in Meko


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Meko.

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Meko.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Meko.

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

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Meko.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Meko.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Meko.

There is a mobile health centre less than 5 kms away from Meko.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Meko.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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