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About Mettu Village

Mettu is a mid sized village in Chittamur tehsil, in the district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,970, made up of 985 males and 985 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 906 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 524413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mettu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mettu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
Tehsil Chittamur
Pincode 524413
Area (hectares) 906 hectares
Population 1,970
Male Population 985
Female Population 985
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mettu compares

By the 2011 count Mettu is the 8th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents. Its 906 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Mettu

Mettu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mettu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kummarapalem, Mallam, Mangalavaripalle and Mannemala. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mettu

As per the Census of India 2011, Mettu village had a population of 1,970. That makes it the 8th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents.

Mettu village has 985 males and 985 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mettu has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Mettu is 524413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mettu covers 906 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mettu falls under Chittamur tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh.

The census record for Mettu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mettu.

Mettu is in Chittamur tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mettu today is likely to be higher.

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