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About Metlapalle Village

Metlapalle is a mid sized village in Gannavaram tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 305 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 873 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521286, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Metlapalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Metlapalle village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Gannavaram
Pincode 521286
Area (hectares) 873 hectares
Population 603
Male Population 305
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Metlapalle compares

By the 2011 count Metlapalle is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,784 residents. Its 873 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Metlapalle

Metlapalle is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Metlapalle as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Metlapalle from other places

Metlapalle lies about 59 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Pedda Avutapale, about 7.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Metlapalle
Nearest railway station Pedda Avutapale 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gannavaram 9.8 km
Nearest town Nūzvīd 18 km
District headquarters Krishna 59 km

Villages closest to Metlapalle

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gannavaram tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Metlapalle

As per the Census of India 2011, Metlapalle village had a population of 603. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,784 residents.

Metlapalle village has 305 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metlapalle has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Metlapalle is 521286. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Metlapalle covers 873 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Metlapalle falls under Gannavaram tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Metlapalle is Pedda Avutapale, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Metlapalle.

Metlapalle is about 59 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Metlapalle is in Gannavaram tehsil of Krishna district. Pedda Avutapale is about 7.2 km away. Gannavaram is about 9.8 km away. Nūzvīd is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Veerapanenigudem (2.4 km), Sagguruamani (3.3 km) and Balliparru (3.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Metlapalle today is likely to be higher.

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