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About Metri Village

Metri is one of the larger villages in Hospet tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,583, made up of 2,781 males and 2,802 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2170.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Metri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Metri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Hospet
Pincode 583222
Area (hectares) 2170.22 hectares
Population 5,583
Male Population 2,781
Female Population 2,802
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Metri compares

By the 2011 count Metri is the 8th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,845 residents. Its 2170.22 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Metri

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

Metri lies about 38 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Gadiganuru, about 10 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 Metri
Nearest railway station Gadiganuru 10 km
Nearest town Kurikuppi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Hospet 26 km
District headquarters Bellary 38 km

Villages closest to Metri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Metri village had a population of 5,583. That makes it the 8th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,845 residents.

Metri village has 2,781 males and 2,802 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metri has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Metri is 583222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Metri covers 2170.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Metri falls under Hospet tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Metri is Gadiganuru, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Metri.

Metri is about 38 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Metri is in Hospet tehsil of Bellary district. Gadiganuru is about 10 km away. Kurikuppi is about 11 km away. Hospet is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Upparahalli (2.4 km), Devasamudra (5.1 km) and Jeeriganuru (5.7 km).

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

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