About Metla Village

Metla is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 943, made up of 498 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Metla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Metla village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143515
Area (hectares)	175 hectares
Population	943
Male Population	498
Female Population	445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Metla compares

By the 2011 count Metla is the 202nd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Metla

Metla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Metla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Metla from other places

Metla lies about 34 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Qadian, about 12 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 Metla
Nearest railway station	Qadian	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	24 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	34 km

Villages closest to Metla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Metla village had a population of 943. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Metla village has 498 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metla has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Metla is 143515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Metla covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Metla falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Metla is Qadian, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Metla.

Metla is about 34 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Metla is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 12 km away. Batala is about 24 km away. Gurdaspur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.