# Metawada Village, Bakavand, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bakavand, Bastar 

# Metawada

Metawada is a village in Bakavand sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494221**. The 2011 Census counted **672 people in 155 households**, the 82nd largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%.

- 672people (2011)
- 155households
- 62.0%literacy
- 494221PIN code

## Metawada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Metawada is 494221.** Metawada falls in Bakavand sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494221
- Gram panchayatJharumargaon
- Community development blockBakaband
- Census village code449456

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

## How far is Metawada from nearby towns?

- Bakawand (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)8 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)8 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 Metawada?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Metawada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jagdalpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bastar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Metawada known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and madiya**. About 32% of the 291 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Metawada

Of every 100 households in Metawada in 2011, 87 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Metawada · ■ Bakavand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****23%**

**38%

Television ****24%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****28%**

**26%

Own their home ****95%**

**97%

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 Metawada?

■ Metawada · ■ Bakavand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**52.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1275**

**994

Working population ****43.5%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 50.0% for women. 61% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 52 (18%) · **■** Marginal 135 (46%)

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 Bakavand

- Mohlai735 people
- Chapapadar732 people
- Farasara713 people
- Suwachondi713 people
- Narawand652 people
- Tungapal610 people
- Rampal595 people
- Dabaguda585 people

[All 114 villages in Bakavand](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bakavand/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Metawada?494221
- How far is Metawada from Jagdalpur?8 km by road
- What is the population of Metawada?672 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Metawada in?Bastar district (Bakavand sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Metawada?62.0% (Census 2011)