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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Methrani is a village in Gazole mandal, Malda district, West Bengal, with a population of 473 across 111 households and a literacy rate of 57.5%. It is located at 25.263°N, 88.266°E with postal code 732124.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BIBEK ROY
Contact: 70****2332
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- LGD code
- 312625
- Pincode
- 732124
- Post office
- Gajol
- Population
- 473
- Households
- 111
- Literacy rate
- 57.5%
- Sex ratio
- 996 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 178
- Distance to district centre
- 45 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 28 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 299 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1157 km
- Nearest railway station
- Mahanagar · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Christian Mission Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Methrani compares
By population, Methrani ranks #194 of 291 villages in Gazole mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.5%
+3.4% vs mandal average
Methrani57.5%
Gazole mandal54.1%
Malda district52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
996
+26 vs mandal average
Methrani996
Gazole mandal970
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.3 vs mandal average
Methrani4.3
Gazole mandal4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Methrani at a glance
Methrani is a village of 473 people in 111 households (Census 2011) in Gazole block, Malda district, West Bengal, the 194th-largest of 291 villages in Gazole block. Literacy is 58%, 3 points above the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 996 women per 1,000 men. It lies 45 km from the Malda district centre, 28 km from Habibpur, the nearest town, 2 km from Mahanagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 732124, served by Gajol post office; the LGD village code is 312625. The nearest hospital or health centre is Christian Mission Hospital, 7 km away. The sarpanch is BIBEK ROY, and the village votes in Habibpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Joyel Murmu. The population is estimated at 529 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Deotala →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methrani · this village | 473 | 58% | — |
| Kalihor · Gazole | 362 | 57% | 0.8 km N |
| Malanipur · Gazole | 133 | 53% | 1.2 km W |
| Ratul · Gazole | 2,374 | 41% | 1.4 km SE |
| Khalamba · Gazole | 962 | 48% | 2 km N |
| Taherkhani · Gazole | 644 | 33% | 2.1 km NW |
| Chaksundar · Gazole | 603 | 55% | 2.1 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Methrani
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 46.41
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 15
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Methrani
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Methrani
- LGD code
- 312625
- Pincode
- 732124
- Post office
- Gajol
- Population (Census 2011)
- 473
- Population (projected 2026)
- 529
- Households
- 111
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 996
- Literacy rate
- 57.5%
- Coordinates
- 25.26289°N, 88.26596°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Maldaha Uttar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Habibpur
- Member of Parliament
- Khagen Murmu
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Joyel Murmu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- BIBEK ROY
- Block / Mandal
- Gazole
Getting there
How to reach Methrani
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata299 kmcapital
- Delhi1157 km
- Hyderabad1338 km
- Chennai1592 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMahanagar2 km
- Hospital / PHCChristian Mission Hospital7 km
- ATM / bankDaralhat ATM37 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum28 km
- CollegeNathniyal Murmu Memorial College- Tapan College31 km
- Police stationKaliachak Police Station51 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 732124
Villages near Methrani
Other villages in Gazole mandal
View all 60+ →- Bahirgachhi
- Kutub Sahar
- Adina
- Bade Mayna
- Arazi Deharul
- Rajaram Chak
- Mishipur
- Deotala
- Alinagar
- Raniganj
- Barijpur
- Gajol
- Saidpur
- Duba Khoksan
- Saharol
- Garail
- Arazi Jalsa
- Kailabad
- Khord Babupur
- Kismat Sultanpur
- Mayna
- Emamnagar
- Krishnapur
- Raykhandighi
- Akalpur
- Babupur
- Batijora
- Arazi Mishrabati
- Kadubari
- Mahakal Bona
- Ratul
- Paladanga
- Haridas
- Muriya Kunda
- Purba Mallikpur
- Baira Dangi
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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)