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About Metiagachi Village

Metiagachi is a mid sized village in Habra I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,212, made up of 618 males and 594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743252, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Metiagachi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Metiagachi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Habra I
Pincode 743252
Area (hectares) 90.02 hectares
Population 1,212
Male Population 618
Female Population 594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Metiagachi compares

By the 2011 count Metiagachi is the 50th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 90.02 hectares work out to about 13 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 934.

Getting to Metiagachi

Metiagachi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Metiagachi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Metiagachi from other places

Metiagachi lies about 13 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bhyabla Halt, about 6.2 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 Metiagachi
Nearest town Basirhat City 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Bhyabla Halt 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Habra I 13 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 13 km

Villages closest to Metiagachi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Habra I 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 Metiagachi

As per the Census of India 2011, Metiagachi village had a population of 1,212. That makes it the 50th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Metiagachi village has 618 males and 594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metiagachi has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Metiagachi is 743252. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Metiagachi covers 90.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Metiagachi falls under Habra I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Metiagachi is Bhyabla Halt, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Metiagachi.

Metiagachi is about 13 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Metiagachi is in Habra I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Basirhat City is about 5.5 km away. Bhyabla Halt is about 6.2 km away. Habra I is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basir Hati (5.5 km), Arbelia (6.9 km) and Rudrapur (10 km).

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

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