# Met Village, Vada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Vada, Thane 

# Met

Met is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **989 people in 249 households**, the 62nd largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 989people (2011)
- 249households
- 75.6%literacy
- 735females per 1,000 males

## Met PIN code and other codes

Met falls in Vada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVada
- Census village code552108

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

## How far is Met from nearby towns?

- Vada (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)82 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)31 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 Met?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Met; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chinchgfhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chinchghar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Met known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 86% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Met

Of every 100 households in Met in 2011, 93 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Met · ■ Vada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**49%

Tap water ****27%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**74%

Use banking services ****46%**

**55%

Television ****42%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****42%**

**41%

Own their home ****56%**

**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 Met?

■ Met · ■ Vada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****735**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**968

Working population ****44.9%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 67.5% for women. 66% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 89 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (21%) · **■** Other work 256 (58%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Vada

- Vijapur1,012 people
- Parali1,003 people
- Vijaygad993 people
- Pimparoli991 people
- Ghonsai976 people
- Suponde976 people
- Mangathane967 people
- Guhir963 people

[All 168 villages in Vada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Met from Thane?82 km by road
- What is the population of Met?989 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Met in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Met?75.6% (Census 2011)