# Metiala Village, Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Metiala

Metiala is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 49 households**, the 234th largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 229people (2011)
- 49households
- 81.7%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Metiala

Of every 100 households in Metiala in 2011, 71 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Metiala · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**69%

Tap water ****33%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**20%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**87%

Use banking services ****31%**

**62%

Television ****43%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**15%

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 Metiala?

■ Metiala · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**951

Working population ****25.8%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 76.9% for women. 51% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 36 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (24%) · **■** Other work 4 (7%) · **■** Marginal 5 (8%)

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 Garbeta - I

- Mangalapur235 people
- Haripur233 people
- Simulia233 people
- Dhanyasara231 people
- Naranchak223 people
- Hatikhamar212 people
- Raghunathbati209 people
- Hemnagar208 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Metiala?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Metiala in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Metiala?81.7% (Census 2011)