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Mekara Population - Raigarh, Chhattisgarh

Mekara is a medium size village located in Baramkela Tehsil of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh with total 64 families residing. The Mekara village has population of 240 of which 128 are males while 112 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Mekara village population of children with age 0-6 is 19 which makes up 7.92 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Mekara village is 875 which is lower than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Mekara as per census is 583, lower than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Mekara village has lower literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Mekara village was 68.78 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Mekara Male literacy stands at 81.90 % while female literacy rate was 54.29 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Mekara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Mekara village.

Mekara Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 64 - -
Population 240 128 112
Child (0-6) 19 12 7
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 144 75 69
Literacy 68.78 % 81.90 % 54.29 %
Total Workers 160 84 76
Main Worker 57 - -
Marginal Worker 103 34 69

Caste Factor

In Mekara village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 60.00 % of total population in Mekara village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Mekara village of Raigarh.

Work Profile

In Mekara village out of total population, 160 were engaged in work activities. 35.63 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 64.38 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 160 workers engaged in Main Work, 39 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.