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About Met Village

Met is a mid sized village in Vada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 989, made up of 570 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 735 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.35 hectares hectares.

Met Overview

Census 2011 figures for Met village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Vada
Area (hectares) 134.35 hectares
Population 989
Male Population 570
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 735
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Met compares

By the 2011 count Met is the 62nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 919 residents. Its 134.35 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Met

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

How far is Met from other places

Met lies about 80 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Vangaon, about 40 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 Met
Tehsil headquarters Vada 26 km
Nearest railway station Vangaon 40 km
Nearest town Khaira 42 km
District headquarters Thane 80 km

Villages closest to Met

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Met village had a population of 989. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 919 residents.

Met village has 570 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Met has about 735 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Met covers 134.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Met falls under Vada tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Met is Vangaon, about 40 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 10+ km distance for Met.

Met is about 80 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Met is in Vada tehsil of Thane district. Vada is about 26 km away. Vangaon is about 40 km away. Khaira is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadivali (5.2 km), Parali (23 km) and Pachghar (24 km).

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

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