Metapal Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Metapal is a village situated in Dantewada tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 910 families residing in the village Metapal. The total population of Metapal is 4,435 out of which 2,187 are males and 2,248 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Metapal is 1,028.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Metapal village is 729 which is 16% of the total population. There are 371 male children and 358 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Metapal is 965 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,028) of Metapal village.

Population
4,435
Families
910
Literacy
20.89%
Sex Ratio
1,028

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Metapal is 20.9%. Thus Metapal village has lower literacy rate compared to 35.8% of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. The male literacy rate is 27.31% and the female literacy rate is 14.71% in Metapal village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Metapal village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Metapal Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Metapal village.

Total Male Female
Children 729 371 358
Literacy 20.89% 27.31% 14.71%
Scheduled Caste 30 16 14
Scheduled Tribe 4,161 2,058 2,103
Illiterate 3,661 1,691 1,970

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 93.8% of total population in Metapal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Metapal village out of total population, 2,682 were engaged in work activities. 70.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,682 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,690 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 119 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,880 1,123 757
Cultivators 1,690 1,024 666
Agriculture Labourer 119 57 62
Household Industries 4 1 3
Other Workers 67 41 26
Marginal Workers 802 154 648
Non Working 1,753 910 843

Nearby Villages to Metapal,

Below are the list of villages near Metapal village in Dantewada.

Village Population
Mendoli 731
Netapur 728
Dabpal 393
Chandenar 1,435
Dumam 523
Kawadgaon 941
Toylanka 1,088
Muskel 640
Gadapal 1,671
Masenar 2,048

Reference