# Meturu Village, Gurandi, Gajapati (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gurandi, Gajapati 

# Meturu

Meturu is a village in Gurandi sub-district of Gajapati district, Odisha, PIN code **761211**. The 2011 Census counted **258 people in 24 households**, the 53rd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 258people (2011)
- 24households
- 94.8%literacy
- 761211PIN code

## Meturu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meturu is 761211.** Meturu falls in Gurandi sub-district, Gajapati district, Odisha.

- PIN code761211
- Gram panchayatUppalada
- Community development blockParlakhemundi
- Census village code414652

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

## How far is Meturu from nearby towns?

- Gurandi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Paralakhemundi (district HQ)6 km by road
- Parlakhemundi (nearest town)10 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 Meturu?

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

### In the village

- ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · R.Sitapur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paralakhemundi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Paralakhemundi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Meturu known for?

The main crops are **black gram and paddy**. About 94% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Meturu

Of every 100 households in Meturu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 25 a car.

■ Meturu · ■ Gurandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**86%

Tap water ****62%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**87%

Use banking services ****62%**

**52%

Television ****62%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****44%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****25%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**40%

Own their home ****44%**

**93%

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 Meturu?

■ Meturu · ■ Gurandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.8%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****518**

**1049

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**976

Working population ****10.5%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.0% for men and 90.6% for women. 10% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (33%) · **■** Household industry 4 (15%) · **■** Other work 12 (44%)

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 Gurandi

- Subhadranarayandeopeta281 people
- Arliseri279 people
- Badua275 people
- Baralanda264 people
- Naraharipur205 people
- Gajapatinagar181 people
- Jakarabandha168 people
- Landahati166 people

[All 77 villages in Gurandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/gajapati/gurandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meturu?761211
- How far is Meturu from Paralakhemundi?6 km by road
- What is the population of Meturu?258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meturu in?Gajapati district (Gurandi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Meturu?94.8% (Census 2011)