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About Metyal Village

Metyal is a small village in Garbeta II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 121 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Metyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Metyal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta II
Pincode 721128
Area (hectares) 483.16 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 121
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
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 Metyal compares

By the 2011 count Metyal is the 177th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 483.16 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Metyal

Metyal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Metyal 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 Malibandi, Manikdipabara, Mayna and Merra. 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 Metyal

As per the Census of India 2011, Metyal village had a population of 251. That makes it the 177th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Metyal village has 121 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metyal has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Metyal is 721128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Metyal covers 483.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Metyal falls under Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Metyal 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 Metyal.

Metyal is in Garbeta II 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 Metyal today is likely to be higher.

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