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About Metiari Village

Metiari is a mid sized village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,674, made up of 856 males and 818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Metiari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Metiari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 743330
Area (hectares) 126.2 hectares
Population 1,674
Male Population 856
Female Population 818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Metiari compares

By the 2011 count Metiari is the 44th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 126.2 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Metiari

Metiari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Metiari 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Metiari from other places

Metiari lies about 32 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Champahati, about 4.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Metiari
Nearest railway station Champahati 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 8.4 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 8.4 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Metiari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonarpur tehsil.

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 Metiari

As per the Census of India 2011, Metiari village had a population of 1,674. That makes it the 44th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Metiari village has 856 males and 818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metiari has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Metiari is 743330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Metiari covers 126.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Metiari falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Metiari is Champahati, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Metiari.

Metiari is about 32 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Metiari is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Champahati is about 4.3 km away. Sonarpur is about 8.4 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pratapnagar (under 2 km), Kustia (under 2 km) and Garal (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Metiari today is likely to be higher.

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