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Revenue village·Barhait block·Sahebganj

Metar

मेतर
Barhait mandal
Pincode 816129
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DEV SOREN
Contact: 70****0196
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LGD code
358685
Pincode
816129
Post office
Taljhari
Population
738
Households
166
Literacy rate
22.4%
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000♂
Workers
482
Distance to district centre
24 km
Distance to mandal centre
1 km
Distance to Ranchi
277 km
Distance to Kolkata
264 km
Nearest railway station
Barharwa Junction · 27 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Primary Health Centre · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Metar compares

By population, Metar ranks #57 of 273 villages in Barhait mandal.

Literacy rate
%
22.4%
−10.2% vs mandal average
Metar
22.4%
Barhait mandal
32.6%
Sahebganj district
42.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
927
−37 vs mandal average
Metar
927
Barhait mandal
964
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.4 vs mandal average
Metar
4.4
Barhait mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Metar at a glance

Metar is a village of 738 people in 166 households (Census 2011) in Barhait block, Sahebganj district, Jharkhand, the 57th-largest of 273 villages in Barhait block. Literacy is 22%, 10 points below the block average of 33% and the sex ratio is 927 women per 1,000 men. It lies 24 km from the Sahebganj district centre, 21 km from Sahri, the nearest town, 27 km from Barharwa Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 816129, served by Taljhari post office; the LGD village code is 358685. The nearest hospital or health centre is Primary Health Centre, 10 km away. The sarpanch is DEV SOREN, and the village votes in Barhait assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemant Soren. The population is estimated at 870 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kusma Santhali

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Metar · this village73822%
Guti · Barhait01.1 km SE
Tumli · Barhait01.1 km SE
Makli · Barhait6751%1.1 km SE
Mugdi · Barhait81124%1.6 km SE
Rajapani · Pathna6627%1.7 km SW
Rajapani · Barhait23349%1.7 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Metar

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SAHIBGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
64
Distance to district HQ (km)
64
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
14
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
KUSMA SANTHALI
Total area (ha)
465.74
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
210.18

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Metar

LGD code
358685
Pincode
816129
Post office
Taljhari
Population (Census 2011)
738
Population (projected 2026)
870
Households
166
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
927
Literacy rate
22.4%
Coordinates
24.81825°N, 87.51022°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Rajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Barhait
Member of Parliament
Vijay Hansda
Member of Legislative Assembly
Hemant Soren
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
DEV SOREN
Block / Mandal
Barhait
Getting there

How to reach Metar

Mandal centre
Barhait · ≈ 1.1 km
≈ 2 min by car · 3 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Sahebganj · ≈ 24 km
≈ 49 min by car · 58 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,698 people
Sahri · ≈ 21 km
≈ 43 min by car · 51 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi277 kmcapital
  • Kolkata264 km
  • Delhi1106 km
  • Hyderabad1248 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBarharwa Junction27 km
  • Hospital / PHCPrimary Health Centre10 km
  • CollegeD.N.C. College56 km
  • Police stationKaliachak Police Station52 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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