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Mekri Population - Raipur, Chhattisgarh

Mekri is a medium size village located in Bhatapara Tehsil of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh with total 207 families residing. The Mekri village has population of 1327 of which 636 are males while 691 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Mekri village population of children with age 0-6 is 227 which makes up 17.11 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Mekri village is 1086 which is higher than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Mekri as per census is 1009, higher than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Mekri village has lower literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Mekri village was 61.18 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Mekri Male literacy stands at 76.67 % while female literacy rate was 47.14 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Mekri 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 Mekri village.

Mekri Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 207 - -
Population 1,327 636 691
Child (0-6) 227 113 114
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 348 171 177
Literacy 61.18 % 76.67 % 47.14 %
Total Workers 685 340 345
Main Worker 82 - -
Marginal Worker 603 273 330

Caste Factor

Mekri village of Raipur has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 26.22 % of total population in Mekri village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Mekri village of Raipur.

Work Profile

In Mekri village out of total population, 685 were engaged in work activities. 11.97 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 88.03 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 685 workers engaged in Main Work, 57 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 17 were Agricultural labourer.