About Metwara Village

Metwara is one of the larger villages in Jawar tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,800, made up of 4,376 males and 3,424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 782 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1206.18 hectares hectares.

Metwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Metwara village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sehore
Tehsil	Jawar
Area (hectares)	1206.18 hectares
Population	7,800
Male Population	4,376
Female Population	3,424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	782
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Metwara compares

By the 2011 count Metwara is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 1206.18 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Metwara

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

Metwara lies about 65 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Bercha, 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 Metwara
Tehsil headquarters	Jawar	3.2 km
Nearest town	Ashta	24 km
Nearest railway station	Bercha	37 km
District headquarters	Sehore	65 km

Villages closest to Metwara

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

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Common questions about Metwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Metwara village had a population of 7,800. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Metwara village has 4,376 males and 3,424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metwara has about 782 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Metwara covers 1206.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Metwara falls under Jawar tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Metwara is Bercha, 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Metwara.

Metwara is about 65 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Metwara is in Jawar tehsil of Sehore district. Jawar is about 3.2 km away. Ashta is about 24 km away. Bercha is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.