Metla Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011
Metla is a village situated in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 182 families residing in the village Metla. The total population of Metla is 943 out of which 498 are males and 445 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Metla is 894.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Metla village is 87 which is 9% of the total population. There are 59 male children and 28 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Metla is 475 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (894) of Metla village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Metla is 81.3%. Thus Metla village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 85.65% and the female literacy rate is 76.74% in Metla village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Metla village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Metla Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Metla village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 87 | 59 | 28 |
| Literacy | 81.31% | 85.65% | 76.74% |
| Scheduled Caste | 176 | 100 | 76 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 247 | 122 | 125 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Metla village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Metla village out of total population, 332 were engaged in work activities. 94.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 332 workers engaged in Main Work, 167 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 27 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 315 | 275 | 40 |
| Cultivators | 167 | 157 | 10 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 117 | 87 | 30 |
| Marginal Workers | 17 | 4 | 13 |
| Non Working | 611 | 219 | 392 |
Nearby Villages to Metla,
Below are the list of villages near Metla village in Batala.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Mathola | 2,403 |
| Warsal Chak | 690 |
| Gill | 289 |
| Cheema | 3,371 |
| Waryah | 209 |
| Dhirowal | 1,065 |
| Chak Wassan | 398 |
| Braham | 149 |
| Bham | 4,250 |
| Khudi | 388 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Metla, Gurdaspur, Punjab - Wikipedia