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About Metiya Village

Metiya is a small village in Kalavad tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 117 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Metiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Metiya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Kalavad
Pincode 361160
Area (hectares) 390.46 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 117
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Metiya compares

By the 2011 count Metiya is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 390.46 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Metiya

Metiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Metiya as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Machhalivad, Machharda, Makaji Meghpar and Makha Karod. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Metiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Metiya village had a population of 224. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Metiya village has 117 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metiya has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Metiya is 361160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Metiya covers 390.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Metiya falls under Kalavad tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The census record for Metiya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Metiya.

Metiya is in Kalavad tehsil of Jamnagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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