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About Chhota Metyala Village

Chhota Metyala is a mid sized village in Jhalda II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 272 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhota Metyala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhota Metyala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda II
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 174.12 hectares
Population 517
Male Population 272
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhota Metyala compares

By the 2011 count Chhota Metyala is the 87th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 174.12 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Chhota Metyala

Chhota Metyala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhota Metyala as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chatambari, Chatrani, Chayadi and Chekya. 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 Chhota Metyala

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhota Metyala village had a population of 517. That makes it the 87th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Chhota Metyala village has 272 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhota Metyala has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Chhota Metyala is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhota Metyala covers 174.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chhota Metyala 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 km distance for Chhota Metyala.

Chhota Metyala is in Jhalda II 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 Chhota Metyala today is likely to be higher.

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