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About Metyala Village

Metyala is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 557, made up of 282 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Metyala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Metyala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 157.23 hectares
Population 557
Male Population 282
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Metyala compares

By the 2011 count Metyala is the 122nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 157.23 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Metyala

Metyala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Metyala as Available within 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 Laubera, Lekra Konda, Manpur and Matilaldih. 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 Metyala

As per the Census of India 2011, Metyala village had a population of 557. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Metyala village has 282 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metyala has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Metyala is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Metyala covers 157.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Metyala falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Metyala 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 village for Metyala.

Metyala is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya 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 Metyala today is likely to be higher.

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