# Metejangada Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Metejangada

Metejangada is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **175 people in 43 households**, the 133rd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 175people (2011)
- 43households
- 63.0%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Metejangada PIN code and other codes

Metejangada falls in Dhanora sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538945

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

## How far is Metejangada from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)55 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)54 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 Metejangada?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhanora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Metejangada known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 13% of the 539 hectares of village land is sown, and -31 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 Metejangada

Of every 100 households in Metejangada in 2011, 49 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Metejangada · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**78%

Television ****7%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Metejangada?

■ Metejangada · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**972

Working population ****76.0%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 46.6% for women. 76% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 130 (98%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Dhanora

- Reche182 people
- Michagaon181 people
- Bhimpur180 people
- Kehakawahi177 people
- Bhurantola174 people
- Deulgaon173 people
- Ghodezari171 people
- Khedimowad170 people

[All 228 villages in Dhanora](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/dhanora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Metejangada from Gadchiroli?55 km by road
- What is the population of Metejangada?175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Metejangada in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Metejangada?63.0% (Census 2011)