Mekarna, Pachpadra, Barmer, Rajasthan, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Mekarna


The village Mekarna is located in Pachpadra Tahsil of Barmer District in the State of Rajasthan in India. It comes under Balotra Community Development Block. The nearest town is Balotra, which is about 35 kilometers away from Mekarna.

Travel and Communication for Mekarna


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Mekarna,
Barmer,
Rajasthan, India
PIN - 344034

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Mekarna


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

A brief summary of available data for Mekarna 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 Mekarna


As per available data from the year 2009, 632 persons live in 99 house holds in the village Mekarna. There are 292 female individuals and 340 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 46.2% and males constitute 53.8% of the total population.

There are 109 scheduled castes persons of which 49 are females and 60 are males. Females constitute 44.95% and males constitute 55.05% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 17.25% of the total population.

Population density of Mekarna is 56.96 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Mekarna


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Total area of Mekarna is 1109.53 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 595.05 ha. About 595.05 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 19.75 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 48.56 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 42.36 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 60.25 ha is culturable waste land. About 343.56 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Mekarna


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

There is a government primary school in the village Mekarna.

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

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

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

Colleges in Mekarna


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 Balotra, which is more than 10 kms away from Mekarna.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Mekarna


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Mekarna


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

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Mekarna.

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

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

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

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

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

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Mekarna.

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

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

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

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

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