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About Metawara Village

Metawara is a small village in Tokapal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 236 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495677, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Metawara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Metawara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Tokapal
Pincode 495677
Area (hectares) 204.8 hectares
Population 467
Male Population 236
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Metawara compares

By the 2011 count Metawara is the 53rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents. Its 204.8 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1069.

Getting to Metawara

Metawara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Metawara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Metawara from other places

Metawara lies about 12 km from Bastar. 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 Metawara
Nearest town Jagdalpur 6.9 km
District headquarters Bastar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tokapal 20 km

Villages closest to Metawara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Metawara village had a population of 467. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents.

Metawara village has 236 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metawara has about 979 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 1069.

The pincode recorded for Metawara is 495677. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Metawara covers 204.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Metawara falls under Tokapal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Metawara notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Metawara.

Metawara is about 12 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Metawara is in Tokapal tehsil of Bastar district. Jagdalpur is about 6.9 km away. Bastar is about 12 km away. Tokapal is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongriguda (3.0 km), Banganpal (3.5 km) and Dharmaur (6.0 km).

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

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