Mekawahi, Pakhanjur, Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Mekawahi


The village Mekawahi is located in Pakhanjur Tahsil of Kanker District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Shankar Nagar Gram Panchayat. It comes under Koyalibeda Community Development Block. The nearest town is Pakhanjur, which is about 30 kilometers away from Mekawahi.

Travel and Communication for Mekawahi


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Mekawahi


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

A brief summary of available data for Mekawahi 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 Mekawahi


As per available data from the year 2009, 158 persons live in 24 house holds in the village Mekawahi. There are 77 female individuals and 81 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.73% and males constitute 51.27% of the total population.

There are 158 scheduled tribes persons of which 77 are females and 81 are males. Females constitute 48.73% and males constitute 51.27% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 100% of the total population.

Population density of Mekawahi is 104.31 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Mekawahi


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Total area of Mekawahi is 151.47 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 77.55 ha. About 46.47 ha is un-irrigated area. About 18.46 ha is irrigated area. About 8 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 10.46 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 19.48 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 7 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 8.02 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 12.35 ha is culturable waste land. About 4.2 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Mekawahi


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

There is a government primary school in the village Mekawahi.

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

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

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

Colleges in Mekawahi


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 Pakhanjur, which is more than 10 kms away from Mekawahi.

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

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 Mekawahi.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Mekawahi


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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Mekawahi


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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