About Mettupalayam Village

Mettupalayam is a mid sized village in Sriperumbudur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,068, made up of 557 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mettupalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mettupalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Sriperumbudur
Pincode	631604
Area (hectares)	401.77 hectares
Population	1,068
Male Population	557
Female Population	511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 30 km distance

How Mettupalayam compares

By the 2011 count Mettupalayam is the 61st largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents. Its 401.77 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Mettupalayam

Mettupalayam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mettupalayam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 3 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 30 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mettupalayam from other places

Mettupalayam lies about 51 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Poonamallee Bus Stand Metro, about 3.2 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 Mettupalayam
Nearest town	Vīrarāghavapuram	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Poonamallee Bus Stand Metro	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sriperumbudur	21 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	51 km

Villages closest to Mettupalayam

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

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Common questions about Mettupalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Mettupalayam village had a population of 1,068. That makes it the 61st largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents.

Mettupalayam village has 557 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mettupalayam has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Mettupalayam is 631604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mettupalayam covers 401.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mettupalayam falls under Sriperumbudur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mettupalayam is Poonamallee Bus Stand Metro, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 30 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 3 km distance for Mettupalayam.

Mettupalayam is about 51 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mettupalayam is in Sriperumbudur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Vīrarāghavapuram is about under 2 km away. Poonamallee Bus Stand Metro is about 3.2 km away. Sriperumbudur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.