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About Metlan Khairabad Village

Metlan Khairabad is a mid sized village in Bhulath tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 974, made up of 502 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144622, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Metlan Khairabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Metlan Khairabad village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Bhulath
Pincode 144622
Area (hectares) 289 hectares
Population 974
Male Population 502
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Metlan Khairabad compares

By the 2011 count Metlan Khairabad is the 32nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 289 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Metlan Khairabad

Metlan Khairabad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Metlan Khairabad as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Metlan Khairabad from other places

Metlan Khairabad lies about 12 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Saidpur Jalalabad, about 8.6 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 Metlan Khairabad
Nearest railway station Saidpur Jalalabad 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhulath 12 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 12 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 12 km

Villages closest to Metlan Khairabad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhulath 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 Metlan Khairabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Metlan Khairabad village had a population of 974. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Metlan Khairabad village has 502 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metlan Khairabad has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Metlan Khairabad is 144622. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Metlan Khairabad covers 289 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Metlan Khairabad falls under Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Metlan Khairabad is Saidpur Jalalabad, about 8.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Metlan Khairabad.

Metlan Khairabad is about 12 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Metlan Khairabad is in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district. Saidpur Jalalabad is about 8.6 km away. Bhulath is about 12 km away. Kapurthala is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur (4.4 km), Bajaj (9.5 km) and Jhall Bajaj (9.5 km).

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

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