# Metala Village, Dubrajpur, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Dubrajpur, Birbhum 

# Metala

Metala is a village in Dubrajpur sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,148 people in 255 households**, the 53rd largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 1,148people (2011)
- 255households
- 59.3%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Metala

Of every 100 households in Metala in 2011, 17 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Metala · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**77%

Use banking services ****63%**

**51%

Television ****8%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Metala?

■ Metala · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**980

Working population ****45.5%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 45.4% for women. 55% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 215 (41%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 27 (5%) · **■** Marginal 190 (36%)

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 Dubrajpur

- Jharia Mahammadpur1,176 people
- Rautara1,171 people
- Rupsimuli1,162 people
- Uttar Daha1,151 people
- Paduma1,140 people
- Chandipur1,136 people
- Agoa1,091 people
- Ekkabbarpur1,082 people

[All 227 villages in Dubrajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/dubrajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Metala?1,148 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Metala in?Birbhum district (Dubrajpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Metala?59.3% (Census 2011)