Mekara, Baramkela
Mekara (मेकरा) is a village located in the Baramkela Tehsil of Sarangarh Bilaigarh district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Baramkela block and comes under Padkideepa Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Raigarh parliament constituency and Sarangarh assembly constituency.
As on January 2025, the current population of Mekara is 290 out of which 154 are males and rest 136 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 883 females per 1000 males. There are around 19 teenagers in Mekara. It has literacy rate of 63% which means around 183 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 174 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 77 households in Mekara, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 193. The pincode of Mekara is 496551 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Baramkela Sub Post office
- Dongripali Branch Post office
- Faraswani Branch Post office
- Malda Branch Post office
- Tausir Branch Post office
Schools
Mekara has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Mona Modern Baramkela
- S.S.Mandir Higher Secondary School Baramkela
- Govt Girls Higher Secondary School Baramkela
- Govt Higher Secondary Farswani
- Govt Higher Secondary School Lendhra
Hospitals
Mekara has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Baigindih Sub-Center
- Sakartunga Sub-Center
- Jognipali Sub-Center
- Sub-Health Center Lendhra
- Lodhiya Sub-Center
Banks
Mekara has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.