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About Mettupudur Village

Mettupudur is a large village in Perundurai tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,465, made up of 1,252 males and 1,213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 476.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mettupudur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mettupudur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
Tehsil Perundurai
Pincode 638056
Area (hectares) 476.4 hectares
Population 2,465
Male Population 1,252
Female Population 1,213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mettupudur compares

By the 2011 count Mettupudur is the 24th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents. Its 476.4 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Mettupudur

Mettupudur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mettupudur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mettupudur from other places

Mettupudur lies about 30 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Unjalur, about 2.6 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 Mettupudur
Nearest railway station Unjalur 2.6 km
Nearest town Paramathi Velur 14 km
District headquarters Erode 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Perundurai 35 km

Villages closest to Mettupudur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Perundurai 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 Mettupudur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mettupudur village had a population of 2,465. That makes it the 24th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents.

Mettupudur village has 1,252 males and 1,213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mettupudur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Mettupudur is 638056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mettupudur covers 476.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mettupudur falls under Perundurai tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mettupudur is Unjalur, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mettupudur.

Mettupudur is about 30 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mettupudur is in Perundurai tehsil of Erode district. Unjalur is about 2.6 km away. Paramathi Velur is about 14 km away. Erode is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karukkapalayam (7.9 km), Unjapalayam (23 km) and Murungatholuvu (25 km).

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

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