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About Metyala Village

Metyala is a mid sized village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 775, made up of 392 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723212, 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 Jhalda I
Pincode 723212
Area (hectares) 150.94 hectares
Population 775
Male Population 392
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Metyala compares

By the 2011 count Metyala is the 64th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 150.94 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Metyala

The census records public bus service for Metyala as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Maru, Masina, Mathari and Merend. 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 775. That makes it the 64th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Metyala village has 392 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metyala has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Metyala is 723212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Metyala covers 150.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Metyala falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Metyala notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Metyala.

Metyala is in Jhalda I 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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