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About Methena Village

Methena is a mid sized village in Barjora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 291 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 429.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Methena Overview

Census 2011 figures for Methena village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Barjora
Pincode 722203
Area (hectares) 429.79 hectares
Population 572
Male Population 291
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Methena compares

By the 2011 count Methena is the 106th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 429.79 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Methena

Methena is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Methena as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Managram, Mandarbani, Manjmura and Mathuraberia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Methena

As per the Census of India 2011, Methena village had a population of 572. That makes it the 106th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Methena village has 291 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Methena has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Methena is 722203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Methena covers 429.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Methena falls under Barjora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Methena notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Methena.

Methena is in Barjora tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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