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About Methul Village

Methul is a large village in Goghat I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,704, made up of 1,369 males and 1,335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Methul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Methul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat I
Pincode 712602
Area (hectares) 340.2 hectares
Population 2,704
Male Population 1,369
Female Population 1,335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Methul compares

By the 2011 count Methul is the 14th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 340.2 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Methul

Methul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Methul as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lakshmipur, Madanmohanpur, Madina and Mandalghanti. 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 Methul

As per the Census of India 2011, Methul village had a population of 2,704. That makes it the 14th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Methul village has 1,369 males and 1,335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Methul has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Methul is 712602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Methul covers 340.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Methul falls under Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

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

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

Methul is in Goghat I tehsil of Hugli 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 Methul today is likely to be higher.

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