# Metapal Village, Dantewada – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/dantewada/metapal/ Village · Dantewada, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Metapal Metapal is a village in Dantewada sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494449**. The 2011 Census counted **4,435 people in 910 households**, the 1st largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 20.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 32.6%. - 4,435people (2011) - 910households - 20.9%literacy - 494449PIN code ## Metapal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Metapal is 494449.** Metapal falls in Dantewada sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494449 - Gram panchayatMetapal - Community development blockDantewada - Census village code450115 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Metapal from nearby towns? - Dantewada (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ)22 km by road - Bade Bacheli (nearest town)22 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 Metapal? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Metapal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 11 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dantewada - ○Degree college10+ km · Dantewada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dantewada - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Metapal known for? The main crops are **paddy, kodo and maize**. About 43% of the 4,638 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 Metapal Of every 100 households in Metapal in 2011, 8 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Metapal · ■ Dantewada rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **29% Toilet within the home ****1%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **92% Tap water ****4%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****35%** **31% Television ****3%** **6% Mobile phone ****6%** **10% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****72%** **62% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Metapal? ■ Metapal · ■ Dantewada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****20.9%** **32.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **1070 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965** **992 Working population ****60.5%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 27.3% for men and 14.7% for women. 58% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,690 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (4%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 67 (2%) · **■** Marginal 802 (30%) 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 Dantewada - Balood3,352 people - Pondum2,764 people - Dugeli2,646 people - Chitalanka2,290 people [All 59 villages in Dantewada](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/dantewada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Metapal?494449 - How far is Metapal from Dantewada?22 km by road - What is the population of Metapal?4,435 (Census 2011) - Which district is Metapal in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Dantewada sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Metapal?20.9% (Census 2011)