Mekara, Bandhugaon
Mekara is a village located in the Bandhugaon Tehsil of Koraput district of Odisha. The village falls in Bandhugaon block and comes under Badasorpolli Gram Panchayat.
As on April 2025, the current population of Mekara is 771 out of which 378 are males and rest 393 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1040 females per 1000 males. There are around 100 teenagers in Mekara. It has literacy rate of 23% which means around 181 persons can read and write. Total 88 people belonging to scheduled caste and 640 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 149 households in Mekara, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 403. The pincode of Mekara is 764027 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Bandhugam Sub Post office
- Kaploda Branch Post office
- Garidi Branch Post office
- Jabaguda Branch Post office
- Kabirbadi Branch Post office
Schools
Mekara has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Alamanda Upper Primary School
- Neelabadi Govt. Ssd Girls High School
- K.Jaguguda Upper Primary School
- Govt. High School, Bandhugam
- Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya, Bandhugaon At Nilabadi
Hospitals
Mekara has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.