# Metayala Village, Gobindpur, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Gobindpur, Dhanbad 

# Metayala

Metayala is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,266 people in 387 households**, the 23rd largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 2,266people (2011)
- 387households
- 60.6%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Metayala PIN code and other codes

Metayala falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatMetayala
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code361812

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

## How far is Metayala from nearby towns?

- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)22 km by road
- Dhanbad (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 Metayala?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Metayala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gonbindpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gobindpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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 watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 19 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 Metayala known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 15% of the 346 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Metayala

Of every 100 households in Metayala in 2011, 66 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Metayala · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**17%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**48%

Use banking services ****39%**

**54%

Television ****17%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Metayala?

■ Metayala · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**918

Working population ****47.6%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 46.2% for women. 51% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 75 (7%) · **■** Marginal 976 (91%)

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 Gobindpur

- Kurchi2,581 people
- Moranga2,459 people
- Baranawatanr2,418 people
- Gai Dahra2,398 people
- Kharni2,244 people
- Kumardi2,242 people
- Kaladabar2,238 people
- Dumdumi2,081 people

[All 220 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Metayala from Dhanbad?22 km by road
- What is the population of Metayala?2,266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Metayala in?Dhanbad district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Metayala?60.6% (Census 2011)