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About Metela Village

Metela is a mid sized village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 440 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722182, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Metela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Metela village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722182
Area (hectares) 235.43 hectares
Population 864
Male Population 440
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 Metela compares

By the 2011 count Metela is the 71st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 235.43 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Metela

Metela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Metela 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. The nearest villages by name are Mangalda, Mantumura, Masthol and Mayragarya. 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 Metela

As per the Census of India 2011, Metela village had a population of 864. That makes it the 71st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Metela village has 440 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metela has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Metela is 722182. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Metela covers 235.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Metela falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Metela notes the nearest railway station 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 Metela.

Metela is in Chhatna 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 Metela today is likely to be higher.

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