# Metekhal Village, Chanditala - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanditala - I, Hugli 

# Metekhal

Metekhal is a village in Chanditala - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,006 people in 505 households**, the 12th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.9%.

- 3,006people (2011)
- 505households
- 87.6%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Metekhal

Of every 100 households in Metekhal in 2011, 92 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Metekhal · ■ Chanditala - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**31%

Tap water ****18%**

**10%

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

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**68%

Use banking services ****40%**

**54%

Television ****37%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**11%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Metekhal?

■ Metekhal · ■ Chanditala - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**82.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**977

Working population ****28.2%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 84.4% for women. 53% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (9%) · **■** Household industry 23 (3%) · **■** Other work 563 (66%) · **■** Marginal 62 (7%)

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 Chanditala - I

- Bandpur3,594 people
- Banamalipur3,443 people
- Aniya3,281 people
- Alipur3,091 people
- Haripur2,797 people
- Chak Tajpur2,692 people
- Chhunche2,569 people
- Jalamadul2,293 people

[All 47 villages in Chanditala - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/chanditala-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Metekhal?3,006 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Metekhal in?Hugli district (Chanditala - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Metekhal?87.6% (Census 2011)