# Metara Village, Ghoshi, Jehanabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ghoshi, Jehanabad 

# Metara

Metara is a village in Ghoshi sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,145 people in 338 households**, the 17th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 2,145people (2011)
- 338households
- 77.5%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Metara PIN code and other codes

Metara falls in Ghoshi sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBharthu
- Community development blockGhoshi
- Census village code260397

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Metara from nearby towns?

- Ghoshi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Metara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Metara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Metara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Metara

Of every 100 households in Metara in 2011, 70 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Metara · ■ Ghoshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****34%**

**52%

Television ****18%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Metara?

■ Metara · ■ Ghoshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**916

Working population ****28.4%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 67.4% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 267 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (18%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 77 (13%) · **■** Marginal 140 (23%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Ghoshi

- Ahiasa3,274 people
- Lakhisarai2,641 people
- Gorsar2,488 people
- Korman2,200 people
- Selai1,988 people
- Madhopur1,930 people
- Babhanpura1,826 people
- Atiawan1,768 people

[All 53 villages in Ghoshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/ghoshi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Metara from Jehanabad?30 km by road
- What is the population of Metara?2,145 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Metara in?Jehanabad district (Ghoshi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Metara?77.5% (Census 2011)