Geographic Location of Mekara

The village Mekara is located in Bandhugaon Police Station Jurisdiction of Koraput District in the State of Odisha in India. It is governed by Bandhugaon Gram Panchayat. It comes under Bandhugaon Community Development Block. The nearest town is Rayagada, which is about 58 kilometers away from Mekara.

Travel and Communication for Mekara

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

Postal Address:
Mekara,
Koraput,
Odisha, India
PIN - 765027

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Mekara

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

Social Structure of Mekara

As per available data from the year 2009, 690 persons live in 133 house holds in the village Mekara. There are 352 female individuals and 338 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.01% and males constitute 48.99% of the total population.

There are 79 scheduled castes persons of which 47 are females and 32 are males. Females constitute 59.49% and males constitute 40.51% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 11.45% of the total population.

There are 573 scheduled tribes persons of which 283 are females and 290 are males. Females constitute 49.39% and males constitute 50.61% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 83.04% of the total population.

Population density of Mekara is 357.51 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Mekara

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Total area of Mekara is 193 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 101.44 ha. About 101.44 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 65.7 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 5.13 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 5.08 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 10.14 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Mekara

There are no pre-primary schools in the village Mekara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a government primary school in the village Mekara.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Mundiguda, which is 5-10 kms away from Mekara.

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

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kumbhariput, which is more than 10 kms away from Mekara.

Colleges in Mekara

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 Koraput, which is more than 10 kms away from Mekara.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Mekara

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

There are no non formal training centres in the village Mekara 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 Koraput, which is more than 10 kms away from Mekara.

Healthcare Facilities in Mekara

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

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Mekara.

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Mekara.

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

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

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Mekara.

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

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

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

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

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

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