# Metepar Village, Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/metepar/ Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon # Metepar Metepar is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496665**. The 2011 Census counted **1,203 people in 239 households**, the 36th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 1,203people (2011) - 239households - 76.8%literacy - 496665PIN code ## Metepar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Metepar is 496665.** Metepar falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code496665 - Gram panchayatMetepar - Community development blockChhuria - Census village code440965 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Metepar from nearby towns? - Chhuriya (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)68 km by road - Chhuria (nearest town)18 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 Metepar? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Metepar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gandatola - ○Degree college10+ km · Chhuriya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Metepar known for? The main crops are **paddy, kodo and tivra**. About 72% of the 460 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Metepar Of every 100 households in Metepar in 2011, 72 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Metepar · ■ Chhuriya rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **84% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****82%** **83% Television ****11%** **21% Mobile phone ****4%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **18% Own their home ****100%** **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 Metepar? ■ Metepar · ■ Chhuriya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **1038 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830** **1008 Working population ****61.0%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 68.4% for women. 61% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 642 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 38 (5%) 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 Chhuriya - Jodhra1,245 people - Haidalkodo1,217 people - Bharri Tola1,211 people - Nagar Kohra1,211 people - Pinkapar1,191 people - Telinbandha1,187 people - Jaising Tola1,168 people - Masul1,165 people [All 218 villages in Chhuriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Metepar?496665 - How far is Metepar from Rajnandgaon?68 km by road - What is the population of Metepar?1,203 (Census 2011) - Which district is Metepar in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Metepar?76.8% (Census 2011)