About Mettaguda Village

Mettaguda is a small village in Peda Bayalu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 87 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mettaguda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mettaguda village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Peda Bayalu
Pincode	531040
Area (hectares)	179 hectares
Population	177
Male Population	87
Female Population	90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mettaguda compares

By the 2011 count Mettaguda is the 98th largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 197 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1087.

Getting to Mettaguda

Mettaguda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mettaguda as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Mettaguda from other places

Mettaguda lies about 111 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 37 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 Mettaguda
Tehsil headquarters	Peda Bayalu	34 km
Nearest railway station	Darliput	37 km
Nearest town	Malakanagiri	56 km
District headquarters	Visakhapatnam	111 km

Villages closest to Mettaguda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Peda Bayalu 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 Mettaguda

As per the Census of India 2011, Mettaguda village had a population of 177. That makes it the 98th largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 197 residents.

Mettaguda village has 87 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mettaguda has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1087.

The pincode recorded for Mettaguda is 531040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mettaguda covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mettaguda falls under Peda Bayalu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mettaguda is Darliput, about 37 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mettaguda.

Mettaguda is about 111 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mettaguda is in Peda Bayalu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Peda Bayalu is about 34 km away. Darliput is about 37 km away. Malakanagiri is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.