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About Metkula Village

Metkula is a small village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 208 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Metkula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Metkula village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 493551
Area (hectares) 211 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 208
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Metkula compares

By the 2011 count Metkula is the 124th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 211 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Metkula

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

Metkula lies about 94 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, 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 Metkula
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 32 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 37 km
Nearest town Saraipali 49 km
District headquarters Raipur 94 km

Villages closest to Metkula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Metkula village had a population of 448. That makes it the 124th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Metkula village has 208 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metkula has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Metkula is 493551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Metkula covers 211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Metkula falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Metkula is Bagbahra, 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Metkula.

Metkula is about 94 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Metkula is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 32 km away. Bagbahra is about 37 km away. Saraipali is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurkuti (2.4 km), Baya (2.5 km) and Gidhapuri (3.2 km).

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

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