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About Metali Village

Metali is a mid sized village in Dharchula tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,761, made up of 849 males and 912 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 561.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262544, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Metali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Metali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Dharchula
Pincode 262544
Area (hectares) 561.23 hectares
Population 1,761
Male Population 849
Female Population 912
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
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 Metali compares

By the 2011 count Metali is the 9th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 561.23 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 984.

Getting to Metali

Metali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Metali 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 Metali from other places

Metali lies about 22 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 80 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 Metali
District headquarters Pithoragarh 22 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharchula 31 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 80 km

Villages closest to Metali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Metali village had a population of 1,761. That makes it the 9th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Metali village has 849 males and 912 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metali has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Metali is 262544. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Metali covers 561.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Metali falls under Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Metali is Tanakpur, about 80 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 Metali.

Metali is about 22 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Metali is in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Pithoragarh is about 22 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 22 km away. Dharchula is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tanta Gaon Roto (3.5 km), Galagar (7.8 km) and Khet (8.5 km).

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

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