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About Metyala Village

Metyala is a mid sized village in Onda tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 338 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Metyala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Metyala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Onda
Pincode 722144
Area (hectares) 312.79 hectares
Population 663
Male Population 338
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Metyala compares

By the 2011 count Metyala is the 131st largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 312.79 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 963.

Getting to Metyala

Metyala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Metyala as Available within 10+ 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 Mathura, Mauchura, Maudi and Mayata. 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 Metyala

As per the Census of India 2011, Metyala village had a population of 663. That makes it the 131st largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Metyala village has 338 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metyala has about 962 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 963.

The pincode recorded for Metyala is 722144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Metyala covers 312.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Metyala falls under Onda tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Metyala.

Metyala is in Onda 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 Metyala today is likely to be higher.

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