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About Methya Village

Methya is a small village in Nayagram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 125, made up of 67 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Methya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Methya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Nayagram
Pincode 721426
Area (hectares) 114.34 hectares
Population 125
Male Population 67
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Methya compares

By the 2011 count Methya is the 243rd largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 114.34 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Methya

Methya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Methya as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Majhibar, Malam, Mara Pada and Maragajra. 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 Methya

As per the Census of India 2011, Methya village had a population of 125. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Methya village has 67 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Methya has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Methya is 721426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Methya covers 114.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Methya falls under Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Methya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Methya is in Nayagram 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 Methya today is likely to be higher.

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