# Metla Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Batala, Gurdaspur 

# Metla

Metla is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143515**. The 2011 Census counted **943 people in 182 households**, the 205th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 943people (2011)
- 182households
- 81.3%literacy
- 143515PIN code

## Metla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Metla is 143515.** Metla falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab.

- PIN code143515
- Gram panchayatMetla
- Community development blockSri Hargobindpur
- Census village code028535

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

## How far is Metla from nearby towns?

- Batala (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Gurdaspur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Sri Hargobindpur (nearest town)6 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 Metla?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Metla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sri Hargobindpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Batala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Qadian
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Metla known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 175 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Metla

Of every 100 households in Metla in 2011, 99 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 62 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Metla · ■ Batala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**96%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**56%

Use banking services ****87%**

**59%

Television ****89%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****62%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**6%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Metla?

■ Metla · ■ Batala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****475**

**798

Working population ****35.2%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 76.7% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (8%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 117 (35%) · **■** Marginal 17 (5%)

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 Batala

- Bharathwal948 people
- Punwan947 people
- Madra946 people
- Sangherah945 people
- Chima936 people
- Ghas932 people
- Dadu Jodh930 people
- Behlowal929 people

[All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Metla?143515
- How far is Metla from Gurdaspur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Metla?943 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Metla in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Metla?81.3% (Census 2011)