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About Metikuppe Village

Metikuppe is a mid sized village in Heggadadevankote tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,505, made up of 775 males and 730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1870.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Metikuppe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Metikuppe village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Heggadadevankote
Pincode 571114
Area (hectares) 1870.19 hectares
Population 1,505
Male Population 775
Female Population 730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Metikuppe compares

By the 2011 count Metikuppe is the 50th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 1870.19 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Metikuppe

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

How far is Metikuppe from other places

Metikuppe lies about 48 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 41 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Metikuppe
Tehsil headquarters Heggadadevankote 9.4 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 22 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 41 km
District headquarters Mysore 48 km

Villages closest to Metikuppe

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Heggadadevankote tehsil.

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 Metikuppe

As per the Census of India 2011, Metikuppe village had a population of 1,505. That makes it the 50th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Metikuppe village has 775 males and 730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metikuppe has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Metikuppe is 571114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Metikuppe covers 1870.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Metikuppe falls under Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Metikuppe is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 41 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Metikuppe.

Metikuppe is about 48 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Metikuppe is in Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district. Heggadadevankote is about 9.4 km away. Hunsūr is about 22 km away. Krishnaraja Nagar is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Metikuppe Forest (under 2 km), Metikuppekaval (under 2 km) and Yelehund (1.9 km).

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

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