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About Metial Village
Metial is a mid sized village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 270 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.
Metial Overview
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Tehsil | Jhargram |
| Pincode | 721507 |
| Area (hectares) | 19.42 hectares |
| Population | 504 |
| Male Population | 270 |
| Female Population | 234 |
| Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) | 867 |
| Bus Service (public) | Available within 10+ km distance |
| Bus Service (private) | Available within 5 - 10 km distance |
| Nearest Railway Station | Available within 10+ km distance |
How Metial compares
By the 2011 count Metial is the 101st largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 19.42 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1009.
Getting to Metial
Metial is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Metial as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Marai Khunti, Markandapur, Matalsol and Matihana. 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.
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As per the Census of India 2011, Metial village had a population of 504. That makes it the 101st largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.
Metial village has 270 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.
Working from the 2011 counts, Metial has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1009.
The pincode recorded for Metial is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.
Metial covers 19.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.
Metial falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.
The census record for Metial 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 - 10 km distance for Metial.
Metial is in Jhargram 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 Metial today is likely to be higher.
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