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About Metha Village

Metha is a mid sized village in Aundha tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,630, made up of 834 males and 796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 495 hectares hectares.

Metha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Metha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Aundha
Area (hectares) 495 hectares
Population 1,630
Male Population 834
Female Population 796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Metha compares

By the 2011 count Metha is the 35th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents. Its 495 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Metha

Metha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Metha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Metha from other places

Metha lies about 10 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Dhamni, about 5.8 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 Metha
Nearest railway station Dhamni 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Aundha 10 km
District headquarters Hingoli 10 km

Villages closest to Metha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Metha village had a population of 1,630. That makes it the 35th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents.

Metha village has 834 males and 796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metha has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Metha covers 495 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Metha falls under Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Metha is Dhamni, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Metha is about 10 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Metha is in Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district. Dhamni is about 5.8 km away. Aundha is about 10 km away. Hingoli is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahalajgaon (under 2 km), Asola Traf Lakh (1.9 km) and Lakh (1.9 km).

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

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