# Metakaturu Village, Parlakhemundi, Gajapati (Odisha)

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Village · Parlakhemundi, Gajapati 

# Metakaturu

Metakaturu is a village in Parlakhemundi sub-district of Gajapati district, Odisha, PIN code **761201**. The 2011 Census counted **81 people in 15 households**, the 55th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.0%.

- 81people (2011)
- 15households
- 38.2%literacy
- 761201PIN code

## Metakaturu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Metakaturu is 761201.** Metakaturu falls in Parlakhemundi sub-district, Gajapati district, Odisha.

- PIN code761201
- Gram panchayatSidhamadanga
- Community development blockKashinagar
- Census village code414612

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

## How far is Metakaturu from nearby towns?

- Parlakhemundi (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Paralakhemundi (district HQ)18 km by road
- Parlakhemundi (nearest town)11 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 Metakaturu?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Metakaturu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · K. Sitapur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paralakhemundi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Paralakhemundi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · R. Sitapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 watertanks / ponds

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 Metakaturu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and arhar**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Metakaturu

Of every 100 households in Metakaturu in 2011, 46 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Metakaturu · ■ Parlakhemundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

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

**8%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****23%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****0%**

**47%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

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 Metakaturu?

■ Metakaturu · ■ Parlakhemundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.2%**

**51.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1250**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1600**

**920

Working population ****60.5%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.9% for men and 35.1% for women. 69% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 7 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (53%) · **■** Other work 16 (33%)

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 Parlakhemundi

- Pangudi112 people
- Parsurampur108 people
- Logu90 people
- Upalasingi85 people
- Radhakantapur78 people
- Jaganathpur62 people
- Alangada42 people
- Hatibadigopinathpur27 people

[All 70 villages in Parlakhemundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/gajapati/parlakhemundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Metakaturu?761201
- How far is Metakaturu from Paralakhemundi?18 km by road
- What is the population of Metakaturu?81 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Metakaturu in?Gajapati district (Parlakhemundi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Metakaturu?38.2% (Census 2011)