Skip to main content

About Metpalle Village

Metpalle is one of the larger villages in Shankarapatnam tehsil, in the district of Karimnagar, Telangana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,902, made up of 2,899 males and 3,003 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1928 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 505407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Metpalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Metpalle village
Description Value
State Telangana
District Karimnagar
Tehsil Shankarapatnam
Pincode 505407
Area (hectares) 1928 hectares
Population 5,902
Male Population 2,899
Female Population 3,003
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Metpalle compares

By the 2011 count Metpalle is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,665 residents. Its 1928 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Metpalle

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

Metpalle lies about 35 km from Karimnagar. 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 Metpalle
Nearest town Siddipet 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shankarapatnam 35 km
District headquarters Karimnagar 35 km

Villages closest to Metpalle

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Metpalle village had a population of 5,902. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,665 residents.

Metpalle village has 2,899 males and 3,003 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metpalle has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Metpalle is 505407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Metpalle covers 1928 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Metpalle falls under Shankarapatnam tehsil of Karimnagar district in Telangana.

The census record for Metpalle notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Metpalle.

Metpalle is about 35 km from Karimnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Metpalle is in Shankarapatnam tehsil of Karimnagar district. Siddipet is about 14 km away. Shankarapatnam is about 35 km away. Karimnagar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambalpur (37 km) and Thadikal (39 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.