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About Metiala Village

Metiala is a small village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 115 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Metiala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Metiala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721121
Area (hectares) 73.47 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 115
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Metiala compares

By the 2011 count Metiala is the 222nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 73.47 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 977.

Getting to Metiala

Metiala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Metiala 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 Mathuri, Maulara, Mayta and Meghula. 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 Metiala

As per the Census of India 2011, Metiala village had a population of 229. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Metiala village has 115 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metiala has about 991 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 977.

The pincode recorded for Metiala is 721121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Metiala covers 73.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Metiala falls under Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Metiala 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 Metiala.

Metiala is in Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Metiala today is likely to be higher.

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