About Metturu Village

Metturu is a large village in Vajrapukothuru tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,860, made up of 1,865 males and 1,995 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Metturu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Metturu village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Srikakulam
Tehsil	Vajrapukothuru
Pincode	532219
Area (hectares)	317 hectares
Population	3,860
Male Population	1,865
Female Population	1,995
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,070
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Metturu compares

By the 2011 count Metturu is the 4th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 317 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Metturu

Metturu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Metturu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Metturu from other places

Metturu lies about 82 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Summadevi, about 6.4 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 Metturu
Nearest railway station	Summadevi	6.4 km
Nearest town	Kāsībugga	9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vajrapukothuru	10 km
District headquarters	Srikakulam	82 km

Villages closest to Metturu

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

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Common questions about Metturu

As per the Census of India 2011, Metturu village had a population of 3,860. That makes it the 4th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Metturu village has 1,865 males and 1,995 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metturu has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Metturu is 532219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Metturu covers 317 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Metturu falls under Vajrapukothuru tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Metturu is Summadevi, about 6.4 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 village for Metturu.

Metturu is about 82 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Metturu is in Vajrapukothuru tehsil of Srikakulam district. Summadevi is about 6.4 km away. Kāsībugga is about 9.6 km away. Vajrapukothuru is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.