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About Metara Village

Metara is a large village in Ghoshi tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,145, made up of 1,133 males and 1,012 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares.

Metara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Metara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ghoshi
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 2,145
Male Population 1,133
Female Population 1,012
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Metara compares

By the 2011 count Metara is the 17th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Metara

Metara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Metara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Metara from other places

Metara lies about 17 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Aungari Dham, about 7.6 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 Metara
Nearest railway station Aungari Dham 7.6 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoshi 17 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 17 km

Villages closest to Metara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Metara village had a population of 2,145. That makes it the 17th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents.

Metara village has 1,133 males and 1,012 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metara has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Metara covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Metara falls under Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Metara is Aungari Dham, about 7.6 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 <5 km distance for Metara.

Metara is about 17 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Metara is in Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district. Aungari Dham is about 7.6 km away. Islāmpur is about 8.2 km away. Ghoshi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atiawan (under 2 km), Korman (1.8 km) and Bharthu (1.8 km).

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

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