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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SAMIRAN NAYEK
Contact: 86****3331
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- LGD code
- 341304
- Pincode
- 721516
- Post office
- Lalgarh (West Midnapore)
- Population
- 259
- Households
- 58
- Literacy rate
- 78%
- Sex ratio
- 1233 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 104
- Distance to district centre
- 26 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 7 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 124 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1060 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kalaikunda · 10 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Bhangagarh RH · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Mechya compares
By population, Mechya ranks #163 of 287 villages in Sankrail mandal.
Literacy rate
%
78.0%
+13.0% vs mandal average
- Mechya
- 78.0%
- Sankrail mandal
- 65.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,233
+251 vs mandal average
- Mechya
- 1,233
- Sankrail mandal
- 982
Household size
people per home
4.5
Same as the mandal average
- Mechya
- 4.5
- Sankrail mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mechya at a glance
Mechya is a village of 259 people in 58 households (Census 2011) in Sankrail block, Jhargram district, West Bengal, the 163rd-largest of 287 villages in Sankrail block. Literacy is 78%, 13 points above the block average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,233 women per 1,000 men. It lies 26 km from the Jhargram district centre, 36 km from Sabra, the nearest town, 10 km from Kalaikunda railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 721516, served by Lalgarh (West Midnapore) post office; the LGD village code is 341304. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bhangagarh RH, 8 km away. The sarpanch is SAMIRAN NAYEK, and the village votes in Gopiballavpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Mahata. The population is estimated at 290 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechya · this village | 259 | 78% | — |
| Randebpur · Sankrail | 144 | 74% | 0.6 km W |
| Goshtakal · Sankrail | 186 | 58% | 0.7 km SE |
| Khudmarai · Sankrail | 639 | 66% | 1 km N |
| Chhorda · Sankrail | 743 | 70% | 1.3 km E |
| Saotal Diha · Sankrail | 405 | 60% | 1.5 km NW |
| Dumuria Shrishbani · Sankrail | 1,320 | 70% | 1.5 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mechya
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 64.57
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 60.95
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mechya
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mechya
- LGD code
- 341304
- Pincode
- 721516
- Post office
- Lalgarh (West Midnapore)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 259
- Population (projected 2026)
- 290
- Households
- 58
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1233
- Literacy rate
- 78.0%
- Coordinates
- 22.24359°N, 87.20819°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jhargram
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gopiballavpur
- Member of Parliament
- Kalipada Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Mahata
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SAMIRAN NAYEK
- Block / Mandal
- Sankrail
Getting there
How to reach Mechya
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata124 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1060 km
- Delhi1228 km
- Chennai1256 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKalaikunda10 km
- Bus stopDhobi Ghat Bus Stop14 km
- Hospital / PHCBhangagarh RH8 km
- ATM / bankAxis Bank13 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum16 km
- CollegeDepartment of Humanities and Social Science13 km
- Police stationHijli TOP Police Station13 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 721516
Villages near Mechya
Other villages in Sankrail mandal
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- Kalrui
- Laudaha
- Baligerya
- Rohini
- Dakshin Danrya
- Dumuria Shrishbani
- Chirakuti
- Jangal Kurachi
- Ranjitpur
- Bhamal
- Naihati
- Hanumanta Nengurya
- Bakra
- Kukrakhupi
- Nischinta
- Katnimaro
- Dhanghari
- Patharkati
- Dhopasol
- Noagaon
- Jakua
- Chunpara
- Kadamdiha
- Masarh Salbani
- Gobindapur
- Andhari
- Kultikri
- Baghmari
- Andhari
- Kasiapada
- Rampura
- Phulbani
- Manikjhatia
- Nehar
- Chhorda
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)